Join Us in Lifting up Voices for World Elder Abuse Awareness Day: June 15
Join us and our network of grantees and colleagues in Lifting Up Voices for World Elder Abuse Awareness Day (WEAAD) June 15.
WEAAD was launched on June 15, 2006 by the International Network for the Prevention of Elder Abuse and the World Health Organization at the United Nations (UN). WEAAD aims to provide an opportunity for communities around the world to promote a better understanding of abuse and neglect of older persons by raising awareness of the cultural, social, economic, and demographic circumstances affecting elder abuse and neglect. In addition, WEAAD is held in support of the UN International Plan of Action acknowledging the significance of elder abuse as a public health and human rights issue. This observance is a call-to-action for individuals, organizations, and communities to lift up our voices—and those of older survivors—and raise awareness about elder abuse, neglect, and exploitation.
For ways to join the conversation on June 15, click here.
To go to the 2020 Action Guide, click here.
For factsheets on how to prevent elder abuse, and on how to protect yourself from abuse and neglect, click here.
To go to the U.S. Administration on Aging's NCEA, click here.
To access the American Society on Aging's free issue of Generations, Taking Action Against Elder Mistreatment, click here.
To read Next Avenue blog, What Is Elder Justice And Why Do We Need It?, click here.
To read Next Avenue blog, The Emergency Department’s Role in Spotting Elder Mistreatment, click here.