Elder Abuse Victims

What is Elder Abuse?

According to a report prepared by the CRCVC in 2006, "(e)lder abuse is any form of mistreatment, action or inaction by any individual or institution that causes harm, threatens harm or jeopardizes the health and/or well being of an elderly person."¹ The report lists five common forms of elder abuse:

• Sexual Abuse
• Physical Abuse
• Emotional Abuse
• Neglect
• Financial Abuse

Resources for Elder Abuse Victims:

• OTTAWA VICTIM SERVICES

  Contact Info:
  www.ovs-svo.com/en
  250 City Centre, Suite 600
  Ottawa, Ontario K1R 6K7
  Tel: 613.238.2762
  Email: info@ovs-svo.com

• OTTAWA POLICE SERVICE (OPS) VICTIM CRISIS UNIT
  Tel: 613.236. 1222 Ext. 5822

• SENIOR CITIZENS COUNCIL OF OTTAWA
  http://www.seniorcouncil.org/
  Tel: 613.234.8044

• THE GOOD COMPANIONS HOME SUPPORT SERVICES
  http://thegoodcompanions.ca/communitysupport.html
  Tel: 613.236.0428

• CUMBERLAND HOME SUPPORT
  Tel: 613.834.9195

• OLDE FORGE COMMUNITY RESOURCE CENTRE
  http://storm.ca/~forge/
  Tel: 613.829.9777

• COMMUNITY & HOME SUPPORT
  http://www.seochc.on.ca/english/services/homesupport.html
  Tel: 613.737.5115

COMMUNITY RESOURCE CENTRES

CENTRAL:

• Somerset West Community Health Centre
  www.swchc.on.ca
  613.238.8210

• Centretown Community Health Centre
  www.centretownchc.org/
  613.233.4443

• Sandy Hill Community Health Centre
  www.sandyhillchc.on.ca/
  613.789.1500

• Lowertown Community Resource Centre
  www.coalitionottawa.ca/html/lowertown.html
  613.789.3930

EAST:

• Eastern Ottawa Resource Centre
  www.eorc-gloucester.org
  613.741.6025

• Orléans-Cumberland Township Community Resource Centre
  www.crcorleans-cumberland.ca
  613.830.4357

• Vanier Community Service Centre
  www.cscvanier.com/
  613.744.2892

• Overbrook-Forbes Community Resource Centre
  www.ofcrc.org/
  613.745.0073

WEST:

• Western Ottawa Community Resource Centre (Kanata)
  www.communityresourcecentre.ca/
  613.591.3686

• Nepean, Rideau and Osgoode Community Resource Centre
  www.nrocrc.org/
  613.596.5626

• Pinecrest-Queensway Health and Community Services
  http://www.pqchc.com/about_us.htm
  613.820.4922

• Carlington Community and Health Services
  www.carlington.ochc.org
  613.722.4000

SOUTH:

• South East Ottawa Centre for a Healthy Community
  www.seochc.on.ca
  613.737.5115

• Hunt Club/Riverside Community Services Centre
  http://huntclubriverside.ca/
  613.247.1600

1. ¹ "Elder Abuse". Canadian Resource Centre for Victims of Crime. 07/17/2009 <http://crcvc.ca/docs/elder_abuse.pdf>.