Minister of State (Seniors) speaks with Oshawa seniors at Town Hall meeting
OSHAWA, ONTARIO,
September 22, 2009
The Honourable Marjory LeBreton, Leader of the Government in the Senate and Minister of State (Seniors), met with seniors in Oshawa today at a Town Hall meeting to discuss a variety of issues affecting seniors, including elder abuse.
The Government of Canada is also supporting seniors through a national elder abuse awareness campaign. Entitled Elder Abuse – It’s Time To Face The Reality, the campaign was launched on June 15, 2009, which was Elder Abuse Awareness Day, and will run again for four weeks starting September 28, in time for International Day of Older Persons, October 1.
The campaign – which is supported through funding of $13 million over three years provided in Budget 2008 – aims to help Canadians recognize the signs and symptoms of elder abuse and provides information on available support. The Government will also be working with professional associations that have frontline workers who often deal with seniors. These organizations will be able to draw on the federal elder abuse awareness materials in order to help reduce the incidence of abuse.
For more information on the Government’s programs and services for seniors, please visitwww.seniors.gc.ca.
This news release is available online at: www.actionplan.gc.ca.
SOURCE: News GC Centre
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