[Md-sligo] FW: [ELDERBAR] NLRC E-Lert World Elder Abuse Awarness Day

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-----Original Message-----
From: Jones, Tremayne 
Sent: Wednesday, June 06, 2012 8:49 AM
To: #HHS.AgingandDisability
Subject: FW: [ELDERBAR] NLRC E-Lert World Elder Abuse Awarness Day



Take a Stand against Elder Abuse on June 15th - World Elder Abuse
Awareness Day (WEAAD)

June 15th marks the seventh annual World Elder Abuse Awareness Day
(WEAAD). WEAAD promotes activities to increase public awareness of the
mistreatment of older adults throughout the world and highlight the need
for appropriate action. It is intended to give abuse and neglect of
older adults a global relevance that will sustain and move prevention
efforts forward throughout the years to come. Millions of older
Americans are abused, neglected or exploited each year.  For every case
of elder abuse that is reported, 23 go unreported.  WEAAD offers the
opportunity to focus on the problem of elder abuse and supports the
United Nations International Plan of Action, which recognizes the
significance of elder abuse as a public health and human rights issue. 

New in 2012!  White House Symposium on Elder Abuse on June 14th

This year in the U.S. the White House Office of Public Engagement, in
collaboration with federal partners, is hosting a day-long symposium on
elder abuse in recognition of WEAAD. The symposium takes place at the
White House on Thursday, June 14, 2012 and will be webcast live on the
White House website (to watch the proceedings, click on
http://www.whitehouse.gov/live). This event will feature speakers from
the federal government, national banking institutions and leading elder
abuse experts. In recognition of WEAAD, consider hosting a "Watch Party"
to broadcast any of the four sessions of the symposium. The four
sessions are the following:

*      9:00a.m. - 9:45a.m. Opening Session

*      9:45a.m. - 11:30a.m. Panel on Prevention of Financial
Exploitation

*      1:30p.m. - 3:15p.m. Panel on Responses to Financial Exploitation

*      3:30p.m. - 4:00 p.m. Closing Session

In addition to hosting a "Watch Party" of the symposium, there are other
ways that you can take a stand against elder abuse. To see what others
are doing around the country, go to
http://www.ncea.aoa.gov/NCEAroot/Main_Site/About/Initiatives/tas_search.
aspx?state=WA and click on the state you're interested in.  22 states
have registered WEAAD activities so far.  What is your state doing? 

The following are a few suggested activities that you can do:

*      Host a lecture or presentation on elder abuse

*      Volunteer to visit an isolated older adult

*      Submit an editorial or press release to your local newspaper to
promote awareness of elder abuse, neglect and exploitation

*      Friend the NCEA on Facebook
www.facebook.com/nationalcenteronelderabuse

 

Click on
http://www.ncea.aoa.gov/NCEAroot/Main_Site/About/Initiatives/Take_A_Stan
d.aspx to visit the NCEA website and to learn more about things you can
do to commemorate World Elder Abuse Awareness Day!

The NLRC e-lert is a publication of the National Legal Resource Center,
a collaborative effort developed by the Administration on Aging, US
Department of Health and Human Services. The NLRC e-lert is produced by
the American Bar Association Commission on Law and Aging in tandem with
it's NLRC partners, The Center for Elder Rights Advocacy, the Center for
Social Gerontology, National Consumer Law Center, and National Senior
Citizens Law Center. For more information, contact NLRC e-lert editor
David Godfrey at David.Godfrey at Americanbar.org.    

 

 

 

 

 
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