| Abstract: | The establishment of an Elder Abuse Resource Centre in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, in 1990 was the culmination of more than 10 years of effort by the local professional community. Developed as a three-year demonstration project, the Centre's primary goal is to focus and coordinate existing services to elder abuse victims and their families. This paper will provide a brief description of the community development work that helped set the foundation for the project, outline some of the research findings from the Centre, and discuss two interventive approaches-therapeutic support groups for clients and multidisciplinary teams-which have shown positive results at the Centre. |
