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Seniors Bullying In Ontario, The Sheridan Centre For Elder Research Preliminary Research Data, Liza Franses, Kirsten Madsen
Seniors Bullying In Ontario, The Sheridan Centre For Elder Research Preliminary Research Data, Liza Franses, Kirsten Madsen
Investigation One: Bullying Between Older Adults: What is happening in Ontario. Investigation Two: Seniors Anti-bullying Implementation and Evaluation Project
This webinar provides a project overview, demographic representation, preliminary statistics, and next steps of the Senior Bullying Project at Sheridan College in partnership with Elder Abuse Ontario and the Centre for Elder Research at Sheridan College.
Motivations For Advance Care And End-Of-Life Planning Among Lgb Older Adults, Kristie L. Seelman, Terri Lewinson, Lily Engleman, Allex Allen
Motivations For Advance Care And End-Of-Life Planning Among Lgb Older Adults, Kristie L. Seelman, Terri Lewinson, Lily Engleman, Allex Allen
SW Publications
Lesbian, gay, and bisexual (LGB) older adults are more likely than their heterosexual peers to experience health disparities, discrimination from healthcare providers based on sexual orientation, and rejection from their family of origin, all of which can complicate medical care and decision making, as well as end-of-life arrangements. Yet, relatively few studies of LGB seniors have looked at motivations for advance care and end-of-life planning, which are strategies that can help ensure that healthcare treatment and end-of-life wishes are enacted as desired. The present qualitative study investigated this topic with a purposive sample of nine LGB and same-gender-loving adults in …
Senior Bullying: What Is Happening In Ontario, Kirsten Madsen, Patricia Spadafora
Senior Bullying: What Is Happening In Ontario, Kirsten Madsen, Patricia Spadafora
Investigation One: Bullying Between Older Adults: What is happening in Ontario. Investigation Two: Seniors Anti-bullying Implementation and Evaluation Project
Provide background and outline for the Ontario senior to senior prevalence study. This webinar also presents a definition of senior bullying and the need for a common understanding about what constitutes senior bullying. Webinar will also explain the process going forward – for example, survey distribution, accessing the website, languages available for the survey, print versions.
Invisible No More: Bringing Awareness To Mental Health In Older Adults Living In Rural Minnesota, Abigail Schaper, Carley Ledoux, Kristry Danielson
Invisible No More: Bringing Awareness To Mental Health In Older Adults Living In Rural Minnesota, Abigail Schaper, Carley Ledoux, Kristry Danielson
Master of Social Work Student Policy Advocacy Briefs
Approximately 8 million Americans 65 years of age and older have mental health disorders. It is estimated that these numbers could reach 14.4 million by 2030. Minnesotans turning 65 in this decade (about 285,000) will be greater than the past four decades combined (Aging: MN State Demographic Center, 2018). Anxiety and depression are two of the more common mental health disorders in older adults and are associated with severe consequences, including life dissatisfaction, illness, and mortality. With this growth comes many barriers. The rural mental health system is not equipped to address this growth. The system is underfunded, largely uncoordinated, …