Growing The Conversation: Elder Abuse
June 15th is World Elder Abuse Awareness Day (WEADD). An internationally recognized day which neatly falls into the calendar after Alberta’s Seniors’ Week (June 7th-13th). This week we’re talking about the importance of this day in acknowledging the significance of elder abuse as a public health and human rights issue and ultimately #GrowTheConversation. Did you know that approximately 10% of Canadian Seniors experience at least 1 form of abuse as an elder? Multiple studies h