News Category: David Burnes
One in ten adults aged 65 and over experience some form of elder abuse each year in Canada
Categories: David Burnes, Faculty, ResearchCross-posted from the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging website. Every year, hundreds of thousands of older adults from […]
FIFSW scholars named Canada Research Chairs
Categories: Barbara Fallon, David Burnes, Shelley CraigThree researchers from the Factor-Inwentash Faculty of Social Work are among the University of Toronto’s 33 Canada […]
A new study by David Burnes and colleagues identifies incidence and risk factors of elder mistreatment
Categories: David Burnes, Faculty, ResearchTo many, elder abuse — or elder mistreatment, as it is increasingly known — seems like something […]
Ageism disappears when young and old spend time together
Categories: David Burnes, Faculty
Professor David Burnes’ research on ageism featured on U.S. News & World Report
World Health Organization study on ageism, led by David Burnes, highlighted in New York Times
Categories: David Burnes, FacultyProf. David Burnes leads new study examining elder abuse
Categories: David Burnes, FacultyThe publication in the Gerontologist suggests that older adult victims living alone with their abuser were up to four times more likely to endure more severe levels of mistreatment.