Black & Racialized Seniors Neighborhood Labs BARSN

Exploring loneliness and the aging experience of Black & Racialized Seniors in Canada.

[M4 and Aging Lab @M4andAgingLab]

📢 New publication alert!
This narrative qualitative study explores how family devotion, care roles, and gender norms shape loneliness among Black older adults in Canada.
🔗 https://t.co/hbIk2ssOqr

#Aging #Loneliness #Equity #YorkU #BlackOlderAdults

[M4 and Aging Lab @M4andAgingLab]

Are you a social or health worker with 6+ months experience serving homebound Black older adults in the GTA?

Join a 45–90 min interview to share your insights.

💵 Compensation provided!
📩 [email protected] | 289-788-4563

#BlackHealth #YorkU #GTA #Homebound

[Factor-Inwentash Faculty of Social Work @UofT_FIFSW]

Professor Amanda Grenier to speak on “Centering the Lived Experiences and Rights of Older Adults in Public Policy” at a Global Café hosted by the International Federation on Ageing (IFA): https://t.co/VoY0ttchdF

[Black & Racialized Seniors Neighborhood Labs BARSN @AgingLonely]

Our latest study examines how older Black Canadians frame the (un)availability of social provisions and their impact on loneliness, emphasizing the importance of reliable social connections and highlights the disparities in access to these provisions. https://t.co/HKB7N5wuvB

[UM Centre on Aging @UM_coaging]

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Join the Centre on Aging for our next presentation!
Feb 13 | 2:30 PM
Register: https://t.co/IbK5xlzl8g
Exploring the effects of loneliness, social isolation, & exclusion on the health and well-being of older black Canadians
Dr. @ojembeblessing , Faculty of Social Work

[Black & Racialized Seniors Neighborhood Labs BARSN @AgingLonely]

@andrewp_steptoe @ekgraham22 @ELSA_Study Great work. Works this significant are better open access.

[Black & Racialized Seniors Neighborhood Labs BARSN @AgingLonely]

This is the 3rd among a series of research conducted with Black older adults in Hamilton and Windsor. Interesting findings that challenge and call for a shift in how we handle issues concerning BOAs in Canada.@clsa_elcv @GILC__ @jarmin_yeh @ojembeblessing @McMasterHAS @GilbreaCen

[Blessing Ugochi Ojembe, MSW, Ph.D, RSW🇨🇦 @ojembeblessing]

Yesss! Our long awaited article is out on CJA.

“You’re Not Understood, and You’re Isolated”: A Narrative Account of Loneliness by Black Older Adults in Ontario, Canada | Canadian Journal on Aging / La Revue canadienne du vieillissement | Cambridge Core - https://t.co/UPH59AEhH2

[Black & Racialized Seniors Neighborhood Labs BARSN @AgingLonely]

@EquityBurke @GilbreaCentre @Spark_McMaster Congratulations 🎉 🎉

[Black & Racialized Seniors Neighborhood Labs BARSN @AgingLonely]

Our latest work on loneliness among Black older adults in Canada will be coming out soon in the Canadian Journal on Aging. Congratulations Dr. Ojembe and the team🎉🎉🎉

[Emancipatory Sciences Lab @EmancipatoryLab]

This #ThesisThursday we're highlighting the work of @ojembeblessing, a doctoral candidate @McMasterU looking at loneliness among Black older adults in Canada @AgingLonely #HealthResearch

[Emancipatory Sciences Lab @EmancipatoryLab]

This #ThesisThursday we're highlighting the work of @ojembeblessing, a doctoral candidate @McMasterU looking at loneliness among Black older adults in Canada @AgingLonely #HealthResearch

[Black & Racialized Seniors Neighborhood Labs BARSN @AgingLonely]

@Stephaniehatzi I believe that’s why they have us to keep educating them.

[Black & Racialized Seniors Neighborhood Labs BARSN @AgingLonely]

@Michael_Kaluebe @MIRAMcMaster @IPTOPphysio Congratulations @Michael_Kaluebe.

[Black & Racialized Seniors Neighborhood Labs BARSN @AgingLonely]

Suggested strategies for increasing the social participation of Black older adults. A timely work from our team.@McMasterHAS @GriffinMeridith

[Blessing Ugochi Ojembe, MSW, Ph.D, RSW🇨🇦 @ojembeblessing]

Our work on social participation and loneliness among Black older adults in Canada is out. You can download the pre-print copy now.

https://t.co/uA0uAevbyj

[Black & Racialized Seniors Neighborhood Labs BARSN @AgingLonely]

@Stephaniehatzi @McMasterU @RochonPaula @savagera @WCHResearch Terrific! Congratulations Steph🎉

[Amanda Grenier @Amanda__Grenier]

‘Keep your eyes open – and leap into the future’: 100 centenarians’ 100 tips for a life well lived https://t.co/xMZAG0KCE6

[Black & Racialized Seniors Neighborhood Labs BARSN @AgingLonely]

This experience goes just beyond the healthcare. It’s an experience that is common to BOAs in the workplace, compounded by gender. Resonates with findings from our research with BOAs in Ontario. @ojembeblessing

[Dr. Notisha Massaquoi @NotishaMassaqu1]

OPINION | When you are Black, elderly and a woman, health care discrimination is a triple whammy | CBC News https://t.co/pqxWOdwS4q

[Black & Racialized Seniors Neighborhood Labs BARSN @AgingLonely]

Our research with Black older adults in Hamilton and Windsor showed that social connection is mostly not protective against loneliness, quality social connection does. How do we ensure access to this quality relationship for older adults?🤔 @endsocisolation @GilbreaCentre

[Black & Racialized Seniors Neighborhood Labs BARSN @AgingLonely]

One of the findings of our just concluded research is the need for the restructuring of Black-focused programs in Ontario to include Black older adults in their services. The current practice focuses more on the younger generation while ignoring BOAs. @ojembeblessing

[Dr. Shayna Sparling @Shaynagram]

I had the privilege of reviewing applications for doctoral funding via @CIHR_IRSC last winter. It was a great experience, but I also learned a lot about what made some apps stand out. As we approach the deadline for the new round of submissions I thought a 🪡 might be useful: