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Upcoming Education Event

Date: November 20, 2009
Time: 8:30 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Location: Cullen Park in Whitby
Cost: $40.00 per person
Topic/Title: Navigating The Justice System
Target Audience: Service providers

Our Vision

To be leaders in the development of an integrated and collaborative strategy to address the prevention of elder abuse in Durham Region through networking, information sharing, raising awareness and advocacy.

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  • In 2001 people aged 65 years and older made up 13% of the population of Canada (4 million people)
  • In 2026 it is projected that the number of Canadians age 65 and older will be 8 million people, or 21% of the population
Statistics Canada; 2003 and Ontario Ministry of Finance; Fall 2004
  • View Durham Elder Abuse Network Brochure (PDF - 195KB)