CNPEA Webinars

Project KnowledgeLink
KnowledgeLink, a new initiative by KnowledgeFlow Cybersafety Foundation, aims to protect and empower seniors by enhancing their cybersafety awareness and skills. This community-driven project focuses on training senior ambassadors to serve as local experts in digital safety, helping their peers navigate the online world with confidence.
https://knowledgeflow.org/initiative/knowledgelink/
Project KnowledgeNet
This community-driven project focuses on training senior ambassadors to serve as local experts in digital safety, helping their peers navigate the online world with confidence. Designed by seniors for seniors, Project KnowledgeNet is a groundbreaking initiative aimed at reducing the impact of cyber fraud and online scams. Through our advanced training technology featuring real-life scenarios and interactive learning tools, we will prepare seniors to recognize and respond to digital threats effectively. Project KnowledgeNet will implement the latest AI technology to mimic real life email scenarios and test recognition of the phishing simulations and other types of online fraud.
Register to join the Interactive Scam Spotting Email Course: Throughout our Scam Spotting Email Course, we will be sending you harmless phishing simulations to your inbox to test your ability to spot them.

Sign-up: KnowledgeNet Phishing Signup

Courses

Cyber Safe Academy – Sign up for FREE online courses
The academy provides an extensive selection of courses on data privacy, secure online communication, cyberbullying prevention, and digital ethics, designed to empower you in the digital world. https://CybersafetyAcademy.org

Other Resources

Password managers Tipsheet
https://knowledgeflow.org/resource/password-managers-things-to-consider/
I have been pwned: Check if your email address is in a data breach. https://haveibeenpwned.com/
Virustotal: Analyze suspicious files, domains, IPs and URLs to detect malware and other breaches, automatically share them with the security community https://www.virustotal.com/gui/home/upload
Report Fraud and Scams to Canadian Anti-fraud Centre (CAFC):
https://antifraudcentre-centreantifraude.ca/report-signalez-eng.htm

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Resources

ORGANIZATIONS

Global Alliance for the Rights of Older Persons (GAROP) https://rightsofolderpeople.org/
International Longeveity Centre Canada: https://www.ilccanada.org/
The Canadian Coalition Against Ageism (CCAA): https://www.ilccanada.org/ccaa - Become a member: https://ccaageism.ca/join/
Decade of Healthy Aging: https://www.decadeofhealthyageing.org/
United Nations DESA Programme on Ageing: https://social.desa.un.org/issues/ageing
Ageing General Assembly: https://social.desa.un.org/issues/ageing/general-assembly

GAROP LINKS

Age With Rights campaign video: https://youtu.be/nvb5zQW3Nh0 (French subtitled version: https://youtu.be/OH38IUeBuTw)
Become a GAROP member https://rightsofolderpeople.org/become-a-member/
IT’S TIME to Age With Rights: Sign the GAROP petition
GAROP webinar on the Human Rights Council and ECOSOC status - Watch

ENGAGEMENT

2024 UNIDOP on “Ageing with Dignity: The Importance of Strengthening Care and Support Systems for Older Persons Worldwide www.webtv.un.org
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RESOURCES

Reports

Global Report on Ageism

Research Papers

Reimaging Aging Progam

Centre on Aging Manitoba: https://umanitoba.ca/centre-on-aging/
To connect through their bi-weekly email newsletter, email:
If you are interested in future developments related to the program, email:

Campaigns

AGEISM AWARENESS CAMPAIGN by the Canadian Coalition Against Ageism (CCAA)

Find out more about CCAA and how to join at https://ccaageism.ca/join/
Ageism Awareness Day will take place on October 9, 2024
Materials for the social media campaign running from October 1 to 11, 2024: https://ccaageism.ca/ageism-awareness-2024/

VIDEOS

Let’s Talk about Ageism
Silence Is Not Golden: You Have Rights
The Future You

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RESOURCES

Links to supports to access help across Canada
https://www.cnpea.ca/en/what-is-elder-abuse/get-help
List of Sheltering Programs for Older Adults in Canada
https://www.cnpea.ca/en/tools/brochures-and-factsheets/1305-sheltering-programs-for-older-adults-in-canada
Elder Abuse Prevention Ontario (EAPO)
Reporting overview in Ontario: https://eapon.ca/reporting/
Website: www.eapon.ca
Email:
Phone: 416-916-6728 Toll-Free : 1-833-916-6728
CCEL Practical Guide to Elder Abuse And neglect law in Canada
https://ccelderlaw.ca/
Awareness Tool for the Wellness of Quebec First Nations Elders
https://cssspnql.com/en/produit/awareness-tool-for-the-wellness-of-quebec-first-nations-elders/
Safe Suite for older people in Manitoba (A&O Support Services for Older Adults)
This program provides temporary housing for individuals 55+, regardless of gender, who need a safe place to stay due to abuse or neglect. Clients are provided with furnished accommodations for up to 60 days at no cost. Registered Social Workers provide counselling services and practical assistance in accessing housing, financial and legal services. https://www.aosupportservices.ca/our-three-pillars/safety-security/safe-suite/
Find a shelter in Canada: Shelter Safe.

VIDEOS

Who should I tell? (A&0 Support Services for Older Adults)
https://youtu.be/owKBINR16RA?si=FGsqN01qVR6VxZVL

Available in TAGALOG FRENCH GERMAN
It's Time to Talk about Elder Abuse - Part 5: Reporting Elder Abuse
https://youtu.be/iET43L_PyTA?si=e0DfYfeX20_u_vX-

EAPO and CNPEA produced an animated video on reporting in Ontario. When you are concerned about an older person’s safety, there are different ways to respond and report to situations: at home, in care facilities and when there is imminent danger. This animated video reviews reporting options and resources, including mandatory reporting to authorities.

WHEN
Wednesday, September 25
10 AM Pacific time / 1 PM Eastern

ABOUT

Join CNPEA and EAPO for a webinar that sheds light on why older adults do not seek help in cases of abuse through demonstrating three levels of barriers: individual, interpersonal, and systemic that impede on disclosures.

Based on research interviews with older adults with lived experience of abuse and service providers working directly with older adults in Alberta, the presenters will provide a case study and highlight the key themes that emerged from their study:

Barriers to disclosure and reporting of abuse;
Facilitators to disclosure and reporting; and
Key tensions between service providers’ and older adults’ perceptions of the disclosure and reporting process.

They will also provide recommendations and action steps to increase awareness, promote disclosure, and improve services for older adults experiencing abuse.

PRESENTERS

christine walsh Christine A. Walsh
Professor, Faculty of Social Work, University of Calgary
Christine A. Walsh is a professor at the Faculty of Social Work, University of Calgary. In her community-based, action-oriented, and arts-informed research, she partners with community-based agencies to understand the lives of individuals who are impacted by interpersonal violence, poverty, housing insecurity and homelessness, and social isolation/exclusion. Her research centres the voices of marginalized populations, including older adults experiencing violence.

kerstin stieber roger 2 Kerstin Roger, Phd
Professor, Department of Community Health Sciences Max Rady College of Medicine, Rady Faculty of Health Sciences University of Manitoba
Kerstin Roger, PhD. (Professor, Department of Community Health Sciences, Max Rady College of Medicine, Rady Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Manitoba). Social science research focuses on the family, caregiving, aging and end of life; global health and wellness across the lifespan, including abuse of older adults; and chronicity and interface with health care systems.