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February, 2025

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Elder Abuse Prevention Ontario and The Canadian Network for the Prevention of Elder Abuse is partnering with Sheridan Centre for Elder Research, and the Bob Rumball Canadian Centre of Excellence for the Deaf are undertaking a Senior’s Anti-Bullying Implementation & Evaluation Project to better understand senior to senior bullying in Ontario, and support the development of best practices and strategies.

📅 February 26^th ⏰ 1 pm – 2 pm (ET)

Join us to hear the “lessons” we have learned so far during the implementation and evaluation of the Senior’s Anti-bullying Project and what initiatives are coming up in the project’s future. An overview of the Solutions: Everybody’s Business Senior to Senior Anti-Bullying Toolkit will be provided, how it is being used in community settings as well as updates and additions being made to the toolkit based on engagement and input from seniors.

Learn more here

Speakers

Liza Franses 

Project Manager, Sheridan Centre for Elder Research

Liza (Leeza) Franses is an older adult advocate that has worked with diverse older adult communities in Toronto & the GTA. Her background ranges from working with older adults in long-term care to adult day programs, managing a multicultural Seniors Active Living Centre, to currently working as the Project Manager of the Senior’s Anti-Bullying Project.

Dr. Kirsten Madsen

Project Director Seniors' Anti-Bullying Project, Sheridan College

Dr. Kirsten Madsen is a faculty member at Sheridan College. She received her PhD in Developmental Psychology from the University of Sheffield in England. Specifically, her graduate work was with the Sheffield University anti-bullying project. Since then she went on to assess what anti-bullying strategies were being implemented by schools across England.

Niki Golnabi 

Facilitator, Seniors' Anti-Bullying Project, Sheridan College



Niki is an Iranian-Canadian student studying Early Childhood Education at Sheridan College. She is currently a facilitator with the Seniors’ Anti-bullying Project, as well as a student educator at a childcare centre in Oakville. Niki started her studies in the Animation program at Sheridan, but later became interested in being actively involved in building strong and diverse communities, by directly learning from the people in them. She is drawn to projects that are focused on implementing creative ideas, and believes secure connections are a core necessity at any age in life.

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