Where :
This event will be held via GoToWebinar format.
Once the registration process is completed, an email will be sent to the participant with a link to sign-up for the GotoWebinar.
Registration Fee: Complimentary
Home Takeover Program
"When Someone Moves In and Won't Move Out"
Presenter:
Nicole Li, Program Coordinator
Home Takeovers Program, Crime Prevention Ottawa
What should older adults do when someone moves into their home or apartment and begins to make them feel unsafe and vulnerable, whether physically, financially or psychologically?
What if these individuals won't leave?
This is problem known as a “home takeover” can range in severity from theft to serious assault and often involves a relationships with family members or even drug dealers who take advantage of the legitimate tenant's vulnerabilities and always render older adults feeling uncomfortable or losing their own home.
Crime Prevention Ottawa has been engaged in a Home Takeovers Awareness Program in Ottawa since 2013. By providing information regarding the project, this webinar will discuss Home Takeovers, ways to intervene in a such situations, and more importantly what you can do to support older adults, following a takeover of their home.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
1) Definitions and characteristics of Home Takeovers.
2) A review of statistics related to local Home Takeovers among older adults.
3) Identifying the risk factors of Home Takeovers.
4) A review of possible interventions and response strategies.
5) Learning preventative strategies.
6) A discussion of ways to remain safe following an attempt at a Home Takeover.