In September, Marie Beaulieu went on a second professional stay in Europe this year. This time, the stay lasted a little more than a week in Belgium which allowed to complete many activities.

Over the past few months, the Chair has disseminated the results of its participatory research with the CIUSSS de l'Estrie-CHUS, on psychological mistreatment and material and financial mistreatment of older adults with disabilities. This project funded by the OPHQ has captured interest on the national and international scene and several requests have been made to have access to the documentation in English.

The report: Enhancement of Canadian Data on the Abuse of Older Persons: An exploratory study, which was produced by members of the Chair has been made available by the Department of Justice Canada. This Canadian exploratory study sought to explore the feasibility of filling national data gaps in the area of abuse of older persons in effort to respond to the Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada’s mandate letter commitment to improve data collection on “elder abuse”.

Contributing to counter mistreatment: A guide addressed to Age Friendly Communities (free translation of Contribuer à la lutte contre la maltraitance: Guide à l’intention des municipalités amies des aînés) is a guide that was developed for the Department of Health and Social services of the government of Québec. It is intended for actors of local and regional county municipalities committed to an Age friendly community (free translation of Municipalité amie des aînés, or MADA) approach inside their territories. Marie Beaulieu, Chairholder, and Julien Cadieux Genesse, previous coordinator of the Chair, were the pillars for the development of this guide in collaboration with the MADA research team.