Managing Risk for Domestic Homicide of Older Adults as a Community: Everyone has a Role to Play

Margaret MacPherson discusses the gendered nature of violence and abuse for older couples and the intersection with systemic ageism. Tracey Marshall presents on the evolution, strengths and weaknesses of violence risk assessment tools, including the B-SAFER risk assessment tool which is relevant for older couples. Taken together, their ideas point to the value of coordinating and consolidating our prevention efforts and in working together to push for equity at all levels of society.