Elder Abuse

Champlain Elder Abuse Response Coalition (CEARC)

The Champlain Elder Abuse Response Coalition (CEARC) is committed to the principle that all seniors have the right to live in a safe environment free of abuse and neglect. We do this through increased awareness, education, development of community strategies and programs designed to respond to this very real and growing problem.

Chair: Manon Thompson, Regional Consultant, Ontario Network for the Prevention of Elder Abuse (ONPEA)

Committee Updates

Bonnie Murphy (COA), Jeanette Woolstencroft (EARRS, NROCRC), and Manon Thompson (ONPEA) were among the attendees at a roundtable event on Elder Abuse hosted by The Honourable Alice Wong, P.C., M.P., with Minister of State (Seniors) on November 24, 2011.

Community Resources

In an emergency, call 9-1-1.

Advocacy Centre for the Elderly (ACE)

Elder Abuse Response and Referral Service (EARRS)

Ontario Network for the Prevention of Elder Abuse (ONPEA)

The Office of the Public Guardian and Trustee (OPGT)