World Elder Abuse Awareness Day: Join Us in Building Stronger Supports for Older Adults
Join us and our network of grantees and colleagues on June 15 to recognize World Elder Abuse Awareness Day (WEAAD) by using the below resources.
World Elder Abuse Awareness Day (WEAAD) was launched by the International Network for the Prevention of Elder Abuse and the World Health Organization at the United Nations. The purpose of WEAAD is 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 processes affecting elder abuse and neglect.
The Elder Justice Coordinating Council and the Administration for Community Living-funded National Center on Elder Abuse are holding a series of events to highlight WEAAD including:
- WEAAD 2024 Webinar: Decision-making in Later Life June 11.
- Elder Justice Coordinating Council Meeting June 12. The EJCC was established by the Elder Justice Act and is comprised of 17 federal departments and agencies to coordinate activities related to elder abuse, neglect, and exploitation across the federal government. The June 2024 meeting will celebrate the first 10 years of EJCC accomplishments and lay out the plan for the Council’s next decade of elder justice commitments.
Access resources from JAHF partners and grantees to help build strong supports for older adults that prevent elder mistreatment:
WEAAD Materials:
- WEAAD Tool Kit and Action Page
National Center on Elder Abuse (NCEA) resources:
- NCEA has many resources, including a publication series ‘What College Students Should Know About Elder Abuse’ - latest editions:
- What Health Care Students Need to Know About Elder Abuse Infographic (2024)
- What Dental Students Need to Know About Elder Abuse infographic (2024)
- What Social Work Students Need to Know About Elder Abuse infographic (2024)
- What Clinical Psychology Students Need to Know About Elder Abuse infographic (2024
- NCEA ‘Signs of Elder Abuse’ factsheet in English, Spanish, Chinese and Korean.
Adult Protective Services Policy Update:
- Learn about a final rule to establish the first federal regulations for Adult Protective Services from HHS and ACL.
JAHF/Grantee Resources:
- Podcast: National Center on Elder Abuse Podcast: The OGs of Elder Justice - Terry Fulmer & Mark Lachs
- Elder Mistreatment Emergency Department Toolkit from the National Collaboratory to Address Elder Mistreatment
- Posted on the Geriatric Emergency Department Collaborative (GEDC) website, the toolkit contains resources that train ED staff to use simple screens and action steps to address elder mistreatment.
- July 22 webinar, Implementing the Elder Mistreatment Emergency Department Toolkit in the Geriatric ED
- The National Collaboratory Mentorship Program
- Meet the clinicians, service providers, researchers, policymakers and advocates from multiple disciplines who are focusing on elder mistreatment and abuse. National Collaboratory staff talk more about the program and WEAAD here.
- Webinar: The UN Decade of Healthy Ageing: Progress and priorities for ending abuse of older people – World Elder Abuse Awareness Day 2024
Journal articles and reports:
- Racial/Ethnic Group Differences in Older Adults’ Involvement with Adult Protective Services, Journal of Gerontological Social Work
- Leveraging VA Geriatric Emergency Department Accreditation to Improve Elder Abuse Detection in Older Veterans using a Standardized Tool, Academic Emergency Medicine
- Elder Mistreatment Prevention Rounds in Nursing Homes, American Journal of Nursing
- New York Academy of Medicine report "Need, Access, Impact, And Opportunities: Findings From A Multi-Site Evaluation Of Elder Justice Shelters In The U.S."
Videos:
- Virginia Helping Elders Access Resources (HEAR) videos on elder justice
Find out more ways to take action.
Learn more at the WEAAD website.
Go to the National Center on Elder Abuse (NCEA).
Learn more about JAHF's support of EDC's National Collaboratory.
