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Preventing abuse and fraud against elders

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Preventing abuse and fraud against elders. Senior Aware. Danis Prud’homme Executive Director Réseau FADOQ (Quebec Federation for Seniors) IFA 11 th Global Conference on Ageing – Prague 3c. Neglect, abuse and violence. May 31th 2012. RÉSEAU FADOQ. Largest Senior Organization in Canada - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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Preventing abuse and

fraud against elders

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Senior Aware

Danis Prud’hommeExecutive Director

Réseau FADOQ (Quebec Federation for Seniors)

IFA 11th Global Conference on Ageing – Prague3c. Neglect, abuse and violence

May 31th 2012

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RÉSEAU FADOQ

Largest Senior Organization in Canada

Mission

Improve Quality of live of seniors through programs and activities

Advocate for seniors’ rights at the Local, Provincial and National levels

Act as the Agent of Change for Positive Ageing

May 31th 2012

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Geography and Statistics

Canada : Approx. 33,000,000 people

10 provinces and 3 territories

Quebec : 7,000,000 people

over 30 % are 50+

1,600,000 are 65+

1,500,000 are 15 and under

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The programSenior aware was born from the unique collaboration between three flagship organizations:

Each of the three partners has a rich expertise in the field of elder abuse, fraud and advocacy for senior’s rights.

All the resources and material was designed and validated by a provincial advisory committee of keys recognized organizations.

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The goals

Reaching various cultural and native communities living in Québec/Canada, two groups in which elders can be particularly vulnerable due to isolation

Aims to raise awareness among seniors, social stakeholders and the general public regarding elder abuse

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How is it working?Through free one-hour sessions given by a senior volunteer and a police officer

Combining experience of a peer and the knowledge of a professional…

A unique energy!

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How is it working?Coordination of the program is done at two levels:

–Provincial coordinator oversees the training of the volunteers, the coordination of the program with partners and follow up with the advisory committee

–Regional coordinators are present on the field in every administrative region with the volunteers, police officers and regional resources

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How is it working?Built around an interactive DVD with five original videos presenting abuse and fraud situations, a reference kit and an animation guide made especially for the volunteers and the police officers.

All material has been translated in French, English, Italian and atikamekw and the volunteers and police officers are trained to animate the sessions in those languages.

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Thank you for your attention!www.fadoq.ca/aineavise/en