Addressing Elder Abuse in Calgary

Trinity Place Foundation of Alberta demonstrates its passion for enriching the quality of life of our clients through working with others in our community to address challenging issues. One such issue is elder abuse. Members of our Board, our senior staff and our frontine staff all work to change the experience of those older adults who deal with abuse.

About 1 in 4 Calgarians know an older adult who has experienced some form of physical, emotional or financial abuse.¹ As our population booms so too do the number of older adults who need help. In 2001, people aged 65 or over made up 9% of Calgary’s population; by 2016 older adults are projected to increase to 14% of our population.²

Currently, local organizations that work with older adults are developing a cutting edge coordinated community response to the abuse of older adults—Pulling Back the Curtain. This is a pilot project conceptualized by the Action Group on Elder Abuse (AGEA), an initiative of the Alliance to End Violence.

Trinity Place Foundation of Alberta is an active participant in Pulling Back the Curtain – committing expertise, time and funds to raising awareness and developing a coordinated community response to address the abuse of older persons in Calgary. This is just one example of our commitment to collaboration and partnership to maximize expertise and resources in the best interest of our clients and to strengthen community.

¹ Action Group on Elder Abuse survey (2008)
² Family Violence in Canada: A Statistical Profile (2007)