January 2025
Combatting “Social Aging”
Globe & Mail article with Institute Director Prof. Esme Fuller-Thomson, Mabel Ho, PhD, and Prof. Emerita Dr. Merrijoy Kelner on the importance of social connections.
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/article-how-to-combat-social-aging/
December 2024
Intergenerational Classroom
Raza Mirza of the Factor-Inwentash Faculty of Social Work and students share insights from taking an intergenerational class.
December 2024
Aging and Marriage
Continuing to make news: watch the CP24 interview with FIFSW PhD graduate Mabel Ho explaining her findings on how marital status impacts aging in men.
November 2024
New artwork brightens the walls of the Institute for Life Course & Aging
The Institute for Life Course & Aging (ILCA) hosted a reception in its office at the Factor-Inwentash Faculty of Social Work to celebrate the generous loan of artwork from two local older adult artists, Suk Kang and Cha Hee Park. Their colourful paintings now grace the Institute’s walls.
May 2024
We are sad to announce the passing of Judith A. Wahl, the founding director of the Advocacy Centre for the Elderly (ACE) and a longtime friend of the Institute for Life Course and Aging.
In addition to her devotion to championing the rights of older adults, she helped to prepare a generation of social workers through the course she taught in Law and Aging at the Factor Inwentash Faculty of Social Work for many years.
https://www.acelaw.ca/blog/judith-a-wahl-in-memoriam/
April 2024
In The Media: Laura Tamblyn Watts of Factor-Inwentash Social Work shares her new book on supporting aging parents. (TVO: The Agenda)
March 2024
In The Media: Raza Mirza of the Factor-Inwentash Faculty of Social Work leads a home share model between seniors and students.
February 2024
David Burnes of the Factor-Inwentash Faculty of Social Work leads a project addressing mistreatment of older Canadians, which receives nearly $800,000 in federal funding.
Watch the news coverage on Citytv | OMNI TV Filipino
On ‘This American Life,’ Janelle Taylor shares her experience of her mother’s dementia
Read more details and listen to the podcast here: https://shar.es/agrk2F
January 2024
Gillian Einstein of the Department of Psychology and Liisa Galea of the Temerty Faculty of Medicine explain the role gender plays in developing dementia. (CBC radio: Metro Morning)
December 2023
Preventing and responding to the mistreatment of older adults: Gaps and challenges exposed during the pandemic/Prévenir et répondre aux situations de maltraitance envers les personnes aînées : lacunes et défis exposés pendant la pandémie
A new report by Institute member Prof. David Burnes and colleague Marie Beaulieu based on survey results and a comprehensive literature review, identifies gaps and challenges in preventing, identifying, and responding to the mistreatment of older adults, exacerbated during the pandemic and was recently released (English and French) by the Government of Canada, Federal/Provincial/Territorial Ministers Responsible for Seniors Forum
(https://www.canada.ca/en/employment-social-development/corporate/seniors/forum.html):