CREA Conference 2026: CONNECT
Join us for the 2026 CREA Conference: CONNECT — a full-day event
bringing together community leaders, service providers, and advocates from across
British Columbia to strengthen collaboration in elder abuse prevention.
🗓️ Thursday, February 12, 2026
📍 Executive Hotel Vancouver Airport, Richmond, BC
This year’s theme, CONNECT, focuses on building relationships, sharing knowledge, and celebrating the work of CREA’s Capacity Building Projects over the past three years. Participants will take away new tools, insights, and connections to support their ongoing work with older adults.
🔗 Learn more and register: https://CREAConference2026CONNECT.eventbrite.ca
The Council to Reduce Elder Abuse was a commitment under the 2013 BC Government’s “Together to Reduce Elder Abuse – B.C.’s Strategy”
The Council (1) promotes and facilitates awareness building and training on elder abuse prevention, recognition and response and (2) galvanizes society to commit, both collectively and individually, to reduce elder abuse and ensure that it is not tolerated in British Columbia.
The Council is made up of representatives from various sectors including finance, policing, health, and law, and sustains its work partly with thanks to financial support provided by the BC Ministry of Health. LEARN MORE >
Reduction of Elder Abuse
CREA provides stewardship, leadership and input into the priorities and direction for implementation of efforts to reduce elder abuse.
Promoting a Positive Aging Image
Responding to Elder Abuse in our communities can be difficult. Learn more about connecting with support agencies and reporting Elder Abuse when you see it.
ACTION GROUPS
- Financial Abuse Investigators Action Group
- Communications
- Developing ongoing linkages with the BC Adult Abuse and Neglect Prevention Collaborative
Financial Elder Abuse is the most commonly identified type of Elder Abuse. For this reason, it’s one of the main areas of focus for many of the members who sit on CREA. Learn more about upcoming workshops for front-line professionals and financial elder abuse investigators.
CAPACITY BUILDING PROJECTS
Elder Abuse Projects Impact BC Seniors
In April 2015, with funding obtained through the Ministry of Health, CREA provided Capacity Building Grants for projects of up to $50,000. These Elder Abuse Capacity Building Projects continue to have impact for BC seniors.
They were featured at the 2019 CREA conference.