World Elder Abuse Awareness Day

World Elder Abuse Awareness Day was officially June 15, 2021, but that doesn’t mean we shouldn’t be aware of it every day. The USC Center for Elder Justice has Tools & Tips and an Action Kit to help us address this problem. World Elder Abuse Awareness Day provides an opportunity for communities around the world to promote a better understanding of abuse and neglect of older people by raising awareness of the cultural, social, economic, and demographic processes affecting elder abuse and neglect. Georgia Law on Elder Abuse is summarized at the Elder Abuse Guide for Law Enforcement website.

Resources:

• White House Proclamation
• Elder Justice Initiative (Department of Justice)
• Elder Abuse Prosecutor Video Training Series (Department of Justice)
• Senior Abuse Financial Tracking and Accounting Tool (SAFTA Toolkit)
• Elder Abuse Resource Roadmap: Financial (Department of Justice)
• Identity Theft Checklist (California Attorney General)
• Tools to Help Manage Finances for Older Adults (Consumer Financial Protection Bureau)
• Money Smart for Older Adults Resource Guide (Consumer Financial Protection Bureau)
• Elder Justice Toolkit (National Center on Law & Elder Rights)
• Evidence Collection Checklist | First Responder Checklist
• Elder Abuse Guide for Law Enforcement (USC)