50 million for the new action plan against elder abuse

At a press conference in Montreal on Sunday morning, the Minister responsible for Seniors and Carers, Marguerite Blais, pointed out that the Action Plan to Combat Elder Abuse 2022-2027 is a continuationas this is the third action plan in this area since 2010.

The Action Plan contains 56 steps, aimed not only to raise awareness, but also to become expert in identifying and combating elder abuse, specifically in creating a prosecutor’s post focused on what the surrounding elder abuse. seniors including the Director of Criminal and Penal Prosecutions (DPCP).

The document also provides for the establishment of local support for CHSLD staff so that they can identify and report situations of abuse to residents, among other recommendations.

In this new plan of action, we give ourselves a way to achieve a dual goal: to help every Quebecer identify and condemn all forms of elder abuse and, above all, to improve our intervention methods to end situations of abuse as soon as possible. It is a collective responsibility as well as a duty of solidaritysaid Minister Blais.

The latter also said he was very happy to have been able to make this announcement, on a topic that was so dear to him, when he was about to turn the page on his political career, having chosen not to seek a new term in the October 3 election. next.