Summer 2016 E-NEWS This is an electronic newsletter published quarterly and available by subscription or on the Gilbrea website. If you would like to subscribe, send an e-mail to gilbrea@mcmaster. ca. If your e-mail address is changing, please let us know. IN THIS ISSUE • Gilbrea Centre one of seven projects funded in the Hamilton Seniors Isolation Impact Plan • Register for the 2016/2017 Reading Group • Gilbrea welcomes five new Partners Organizations • A new way to support Gilbrea - Gilbrea Legacy Fund IN THE NEWS The Gilbrea Centre is proud to be part of a new initiative to help reduce social isolation among seniors in Hamilton. Seven organizations are collaborating through individual projects under the Hamilton Seniors Isolation Impact Plan (HSIIP). HSIIP will target neighbourhoods where the risk of social isolation among seniors is greatest. Most at-risk seniors are those who live alone, have disabilities or poor health, low income, language barriers or reduced access to services. More than $2 million in federal funding is being invested in these projects through the New Horizons for Seniors Program. The Honourable Jean-Yves Duclos, Minister of Families, Children and Social Development, announced the project on June 11, 2016. To read the announcement please visit: http://news. gc.ca/web/article-en.do?nid=1083699&tp=1 To learn more, please visit the project website at socialisolation.ca or email [email protected]
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Summer 2016
E-NEWS
This is an electronic newsletter published quarterly and available by subscription or on the Gilbrea website. If you would like to subscribe, send an e-mail to [email protected]. If your e-mail address is changing, please let us know.
IN THIS ISSUE
• Gilbrea Centre one of seven projects funded in the Hamilton Seniors Isolation Impact Plan
• Register for the 2016/2017 Reading Group
• Gilbrea welcomes five new Partners Organizations
• A new way to support Gilbrea - Gilbrea Legacy FundIN THE NEWS
The Gilbrea Centre is proud to be part of a new initiative to help reduce social isolation among seniors in Hamilton. Seven organizations are collaborating through individual projects under the Hamilton Seniors Isolation Impact Plan (HSIIP). HSIIP will target neighbourhoods where the risk of social isolation among seniors is greatest. Most at-risk seniors are those who live alone, have disabilities or poor health, low income, language barriers or reduced access to services. More than $2 million in federal funding is being invested in these projects through the New Horizons for Seniors Program.
The Honourable Jean-Yves Duclos, Minister of Families, Children and Social Development, announced the project on June 11, 2016.
To read the announcement please visit: http://news.gc.ca/web/article-en.do?nid=1083699&tp=1 To learn more, please visit the project website at
This summer Gilbrea members have participated in the following local and international conferences:
Gabel, C., Pace, J. (2016). Photovoice to Understand Labrador Métis Senior and Youth Interaction. 8th Annual Native American & Indigenous Studies Association, Honolulu, Hawaii, May 18-21.
Grenier, A. (2016). Precarious or active ageing: competing paradigms in the social construction of later life. 45th Annual British Society of Gerontology conference, University of Stirling, Stirling, UK, July 6-8.
Grenier, A. (2016). Growing Old on the Streets and In Long-term care: The Intersections of Age and Homelessness. University of VIctoria, Intstitute of Aging & Lifelong Health, Victoria, BC, May 13.
Griffin, M. (2016). Becoming an adult beginner: Aging and new physical activity participation. 45th Annual British Society of Gerontology conference, University of Stirling, Stirling, UK, July 6-8.
Katz, S. (2016). Voices from the Field: Expert Reflections on Aging, Memory & Mild Cognitive Impairment. University of VIctoria, Intstitute of Aging & Lifelong Health, Victoria, BC, May 13.
MEMBER RESEARCH
Associate Member Jim Gladstone has released a video entitled “Engaging Grandparents and Child Welfare Workers in Kinship Care: A Primer.” This video features three grandparents who have been raising their grandchildren and three child welfare workers who have been involved with grandparents in kinship care. The main topics that are addressed in the video include the type of tensions experienced by both kinship care grandparents and child welfare workers, what grandparents and workers value in their relationships with one another, and the way that workers use power in these relationships.
View the video for free at https://vimeo.com/129321035
Several Gilbrea members have written blog posts for the International Network for Critical Gerontology (INCG). INCG is a research network associated with the Gilbrea Centre that brings together international scholars and graduate students interested in critical approaches to the study of aging and late life.
Homelessness in Later Life: Recognition and Redistribution? by Amanda Grenier
Amanda Grenier discusses how homelessness among older people remains unrecognized, and how late life homelessness represents a new challenge where aging and inequality are concerned. Read More.
Mental Health and Aging: Why mental illness in later life warrants our attention by Rachel Weldrick
Rachel Weldrick draws attention to the tensions that exist in recognizing mental health challenges among older people, and how this oversight has tangible consequences for well-being in later life. Read More.
MEMBER PUBLICATIONS
Gabel, C., Pace, J & Ryan, C. (2016). Using Photovoice to Understand Intergenerational Influences on Health and Well-Being in a Southern Labrador Inuit Community. International Journal of Indigenous Health, 11 (1).
King, E., Holliday, P., Andrews, G. (2016). Care challenges in the bathroom: the views of professional care providers working in clients homes. Journal of Applied Gerontology (in press).
Rothwell, D. W., Sussman, T., Grenier, A., Mott, S., & Bourgeois- Guérin, V. (2016). Patterns of shelter use amongst men new to homelessness in later life: Duration of stay and psychosocial factors related to departure. Journal of Applied Gerontology. 1-23.
2016 / 2017 Gilbrea Aging and Literature Reading Group
Join Ellen Ryan as we explore Aging Writers: Intergenerational Stories, Memoir, Poetry, and Fiction
Term I:Fridays, Oct. 14 & Nov. 181:30-3:30pm
Term II:Fridays, April 7 & April 211:30-3:30pm
Readings will be available by September 1, 2016 for Term I and by February 1, 2017 for Term II. Sessions are free, but require advanced registration. For information, inexpensive materials for purchase, and free registration, contact [email protected]
We are excited to announce the following speakers for our upcoming 2016/2017 Seminar Series:
Data as Medicine: Unlocking Health Information for Older Indigenous PopulationsJanuary 11, 2017 - 2:30 - 3:30 pmJennifer Walker - University of Toronto
February 2017Neil Hanlon - University of Northern British Columbia
March 2017Carri Hand - University of Western Ontario
April 2017Barbara Marshall - Trent University
Watch for more details coming soon!
IN CASE YOU MISSED IT
The Gilbrea Centre hosted the last of it’s 2015/2016 Annual Speaker Series on April 28, 2016. The recording of the presentation is available on YouTube: View Video
Project Re-Vision: Reflecting on the Methodological and Pedagogical Possibilities of Digital Storytelling
Carla Rice, Canada Research Chair, University of Guelph
UPCOMING CONFERENCES
CAG2016: Fostering Innovation in Research on AgingOctober 20-22, 2016Montreal, Quebechttp://CAG2016.ca
ENAS Conference: Cultural Narratives, Processes and Strategies in Representations of Age and Aging
April 27 - 30, 2017University of Graz - Austria
http://www.aginggraz2017.com/
For more information on community events, please visit our website at gilbrea.mcmaster.ca/events
Thrive Group provides a spectrum of integrated services to support and care for individuals to live as independently as possible. Learn more.
AbleLiving is a non-profit charity that has been serving adults with physical disabilities for more than thirty-five years. They provide the assistance that people may need to manage their lives as independent adults. Learn more
YWCA Hamilton has been a part of the Hamilton community for 126 years. As a women’s led organization, YWCA is committed to offering valuable programs and services to groups of all ages with diverse backgrounds and needs. Learn more.
Since 1921 St. Joseph’s Home Care has provided high quality, values-based home and community services in a spirit of compassion and dedication. Learn more.
Wesley Urban Ministries offers daily support, every step of the way, to over 1, 250 children, youth, adults and seniors living in poverty in Hamilton. Learn more.
BECOME A MEMBER
Interested in learning more about becoming an associate member of the Gilbrea Centre? Please e-mail [email protected]
NEW MEMBERS
We would like to welcome Mat Savelli, a Post-Doctoral Fellow in the department of Health, Aging & Society at McMaster University. To view his member profile, click here
NEW GILBREA RESEARCH PROJECT
The Gilbrea Centre will link community partners and stakeholders – including older people themselves – in a research initiative aimed to understand, address, and reduce social isolation among seniors in the Greater Hamilton area.
For more details about partner organizations, impact plan projects, and team members check out socialisolation.ca.
The Hamilton Seniors Isolation Impact Plan project website will be live this week!
Connect with us to learn more about upcoming events, opportunities, and more!
Help us profile your research, student opportunites, and new publications! Send them to [email protected]
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The information in this update is for information purposes only. The Gilbrea Centre for Studies in Aging provides these links only as a convenience and not as an endorsement by the Cen-tre. These linked sites are not under the control of the Gilbrea Centre. If you decide to visit any linked site, you do so at your own risk and it is your responsibility to take all protective mea-sures to guard against viruses and other destructive elements.
CONTACT US
Gilbrea Centre for Studies in AgingKenneth Taylor Hall, Room 2261280 Main Street West McMaster University Hamilton, Ontario, L8S 4M4
We are excited to announce that our donation page is now live! The Gilbrea Centre is an interdisciplinary research hub dedicated to collaborative and policy relevant research. Our vision is to address the needs
of an aging society through research that is grounded in community partnerships, and knowledge exchange with target groups including students, faculty, community organizations, decision-makers, and older people. We rely on the generous donations of organizations, companies and individuals to continue the aging-related research and events we are proud of. The Gilbrea Centre now has a new way to make giving even easier. Visit our “Give” page to donate using our secure online form. All donors will receive an official receipt for income tax purposes.
STUDENT MEMBERS
The Gilbrea Centre welcomes students with an interest in social studies of aging. Learn more about the Centre and its current student members by visiting http://gilbrea.mcmaster.ca/people. For anyone interested in becoming a member, please contact [email protected].
Congratulations to Gilbrea Centre student member Peter DeMaio on winning the 2016 National Initative for the Care of the Elderly (NICE) 11th Annual NICE Knowledge Exchange (ANKE) undergraduate student poster award.
