Chatham-Kent
Elgin
Grey-Bruce
Huron-Oxford
Sarnia-Lambton
Waterloo-Wellington
Other

Chatham-Kent
Chatham Kent Elder Abuse Awareness Committee
Megan MacKay-Barr, Chair
Alzheimer Society of Chatham Kent (519)352-1043 Email: mmacbarr@mnsi.net

Areas Served: Chatham Kent

Goal: to complete Elder Abuse Needs Assessment and act on the results, hopefully increasing services to those victims of abuse.

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Elgin
Elgin Elder Abuse Resource Committee
Bonnie Rowe, Chair
West Elgin Community Health Centre
153 Main St., Box 761
West Lorne, ON N0L 2P0
Ph: 519-768-1715 extension 2208
Fax 519-768-2548
Email: browe@wechc.on.ca

Goals/Activities

• community awareness and education
• referral and information
• elder abuse training of front-line workers in various sectors working with seniors
• research, evaluate and develop methods to improve services to seniors who are experiencing/at risk of experiencing abuse

Products: "Take a Second Look" pamphlet

Grey-Bruce
Grey-Bruce LHIN
South West Community Care Access Centre (CCAC)
Seniors Advocacy and Awareness Network (SAAN)
Laura Balletta
Ph: 519-371-2112 ext 485
Web: www.ccac-ont.ca/Content.aspx?EnterpriseID=2&LanguageID=1&MenuID=19

Areas Served: Grey Bruce

Goals/Activities: Clinical case management, consultation, community awareness and education, coordination of SAAN committee activities i.e conferences, fund rising

Materials Available: Educational tools for professionals and public, police/ community protocol/ pamphlets and brochures on elder abuse, web site, 24 hours hot-line, newsletters, seniors evaluation and resource team SERT (consultation team).

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Huron-Oxford
Oxford County Elder Abuse and Neglect Committee (OCEAN)
SW CCAC, Woodstock site
Chair: Anita Cole,Manager of Client Services.
1147 Dundas Street
Woodstock, ON N4S 8W3
Phone: 519-539-1284
Toll-Free: 1-800-561-5490
Fax: 519-539-0065
Email: anita.cole@sw.ccac-ont.ca

Areas Served: Oxford County

Responding to Elder Abuse in the County of Huron (REACH)

JoAnn Todd , Co-chair
Ph: 519-482-8800 ext. 227
email: jtodd@saintelizabeth.com
Web: www.elderabusehuron.ca

Tanya Verburg, Co-chair
Ph: 519-524-4108
Email: tanya@victimserviceshuron.ca
Web: www.elderabusehuron.ca

Areas Served: Huron County

Goals/Activities: Education and outreach

Materials available: REACH for Safety Booklet

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Sarnia-Lambton (see elder abuse video below)

Sarnia-Lambton Elder Abuse Resource Committee
378 Russell Street North
Sarnia, ON N7T 6S6
Ph: (519) 464-4533
Fax:(519) 464-4516

Chair, Jane Joris
North Lambton Rest Home
39 Morris St. Forest, ON
519 786 2151 223
Fax 519 786 2156
jane.joris@county-lambton.on.ca

Secretary, Dr. Allen Wells
aewells@sympatico.ca

Goals: To provide general service including: referrals and information; public awareness and education; development of guidelines, procedures and protocols, research and evaluation and an elder abuse training program.

Products:

Elder Abuse Video - Our Elder Abuse video provides important information for raising awareness of elder abuse. Please take a moment to review it below. This video requires Windows Media Player, a free download from www.microsoft.com.

Get Windows media player

• Play video

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Waterloo-Wellington
Elder Abuse Response Team (EARP)
Arlene Groh, RN, BA or Detective Mike Payne
400 Queen St S.
Kitchener, ON N2G1W7
Ph: 519-579-9668
e-mail: elderabuse@wrps.on.ca

Activities:

• This is a collaborative project between the CCAC of Waterloo Region & Waterloo Regional Police. The service is confidential, client focused, provided without fees & culturally sensitive
• Provide information & referral to restorative justice which provides an opportunity for people themselves to address conflict in a way that is fair & just for everyone
• Investigate situations that are of a criminal nature
• Provide information about community resources & assist with referrals to these resources
• Provide education & training to community partners.

Waterloo Region Committee on Elder Abuse (WRCEA)
Jan Mellow, Chair of Executive Committee
c/o Waterloo Wellington CCAC
800 King St. W
Kitchener ON N2G1E8
519-883-2280 ( Mon-Fri 9AM- 4PM only - leave voice message & a vlounteer member will contact you)

Goals: "WRCEA is comprised of volunteers who work toward the prevention of elder abuse through education, research, and raising awareness. Members are available for consultaion and presentation to community groups"

Activities: education, research & community awareness; public forums; provide Comfort Packs to victims of abuse who have been removed from their home to a safe place. These packs include housecoats & slipper, a comforter or throw+ toiletries; developing workshops for LTC/RH/Day Program & community service providers; the Harmony Interage Theatre Troupe, a group of volunteers, use their creative acting skills to act out scenarios or mimes, which are used to provide education in the community.

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Other
Other west networks

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