This manual has information and tools for existing shelters for abused women and their children that want to provide age-appropriate services for older women victims of violence within their family setting. Material is drawn from the experiences and results of pilot testing a new model of services to support older abused women.

Chapters include the need for specialized services for older women, establishing a service, forms and resources, building community support, and an overview of the four pilot test sites in British Columbia and Yukon.

By M.J. (Greta) Smith and Jill Hightower, 2005. Financial support from the National Crime Prevention Strategic Fund.