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SENIORS' SAFETY AND WELL-BEING
Share Your Thoughts with HRM Representatives
Friday, June 12, 10 am - 12 noon
Share Your Thoughts with HRM Representatives
Friday, June 12, 10 am - 12 noon
Ensuring the safety of older adults is essential to supporting their independence, dignity, and overall well‑being. The Municipality recently conducted research on Seniors’ Safety & Well-Being in the Region to better understand how the Municipality can more effectively promote seniors’ safety in its work. This session will explore key learnings from the research, which included surveys, focus groups, and a review of how other municipalities and large organizations are working to enhance seniors’ safety.
Seniors make up 17% of the Halifax Regional Municipality’s population, and many older adults grapple with interconnected safety concerns that increase their vulnerability to crime. Experiences of crime, elder abuse, fraud and scams often intersect with other safety concerns such as falls, social isolation, loneliness, and inequitable access to services and supports.
This session will cover findings from the research including core safety challenges older adults face, areas of identified strength in the community, and outline a future direction for this work. The session will also provide opportunities for attendees to reflect on whether findings align with their own experiences and share their thoughts for the future.
Presenters
AMY SICILIANO, PhD (University of Toronto), is a community safety expert, researcher, and educator whose work bridges community well‑being, urban geography, and evidence‑based policy. She serves as the Public Safety Advisor for the Halifax Regional Municipality (HRM), leading the Research and Development Division in cultivating community-based approaches to safety. She has contributed to major municipal efforts, most recently the development of a civilian‑led crisis response model, CARE. Alongside her municipal leadership, Amy teaches part time at the Department of Geography and Environmental Studies at Saint Mary’s University on various topics related to urban and regional geography. Her career reflects a commitment to co-creating safer, more equitable communities through research‑informed and locally grounded policy.
LAUREN SALIM is a Research & Development Specialist in Community Safety at the HRM where she has finalized the HRM’s recent research report on Seniors’ Safety & Well-Being. She holds a BA in International Development Studies from Dalhousie University and a Masters in Human Rights from the University of London.
Seniors make up 17% of the Halifax Regional Municipality’s population, and many older adults grapple with interconnected safety concerns that increase their vulnerability to crime. Experiences of crime, elder abuse, fraud and scams often intersect with other safety concerns such as falls, social isolation, loneliness, and inequitable access to services and supports.
This session will cover findings from the research including core safety challenges older adults face, areas of identified strength in the community, and outline a future direction for this work. The session will also provide opportunities for attendees to reflect on whether findings align with their own experiences and share their thoughts for the future.
Presenters
AMY SICILIANO, PhD (University of Toronto), is a community safety expert, researcher, and educator whose work bridges community well‑being, urban geography, and evidence‑based policy. She serves as the Public Safety Advisor for the Halifax Regional Municipality (HRM), leading the Research and Development Division in cultivating community-based approaches to safety. She has contributed to major municipal efforts, most recently the development of a civilian‑led crisis response model, CARE. Alongside her municipal leadership, Amy teaches part time at the Department of Geography and Environmental Studies at Saint Mary’s University on various topics related to urban and regional geography. Her career reflects a commitment to co-creating safer, more equitable communities through research‑informed and locally grounded policy.
LAUREN SALIM is a Research & Development Specialist in Community Safety at the HRM where she has finalized the HRM’s recent research report on Seniors’ Safety & Well-Being. She holds a BA in International Development Studies from Dalhousie University and a Masters in Human Rights from the University of London.
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