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World Elder Abuse Awareness Day
- On June 13, 2025, Monroe County Executive Adam Bello and Lifespan CEO Ann Marie Cook held a press conference marking World Elder Abuse Awareness Day.
- This event followed a worldwide initiative started in 2006 to raise awareness about elder abuse, which often goes unreported despite high prevalence.
- Elder abuse includes financial, physical, and psychological forms, with financial exploitation causing losses estimated between $28.3 and $36.48 billion annually.
- Ann Marie Cook highlighted that elder abuse often goes unnoticed and unreported, estimating that only one out of every 24 incidents is reported, while more than 300,000 older adults in New York experience abuse annually.
- The event highlighted ongoing efforts to identify red flags, increase reporting, and provide legal and social support to protect vulnerable elders.
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Ciudad Juárez.- The Municipal Advisory Council of the Elderly (CCAM) invited tomorrow, Saturday, June 14th, to the awareness walk, in the framework of the World Day of Taking Awareness of Abuse and Abuse of the Old Age. Lina Portillo, president of the Council, highlighted that this event is very important, since it is not a protest march, because what is sought is to raise awareness among families about the treatment of older adults and themselv…
PeADD agency hosts program raising awareness for elder abuse | NewsRadio 1230 AM/99.3 FM | Hopkinsville's News Leader | Hopkinsville, Kentucky
World Elder Abuse Awareness Day is June 15 and on Friday the Pennyrile Elder Abuse Council hosted a lunch and learn event to spotlight the signs of elder abuse and how to support senior citizens. Long Term Care Ombudsman Cindy Tabor welcomed attendees and shared ways to stand up to elder abuse. Tabor says folks can regularly visit their older neighbors and contact law enforcement to do wellness checks on those they may be concerned about. Alon…
Pharr hosts walk and fair for World Elder Abuse Awareness Day
Virginia lost $100M in elder fraud cases last year, ranked 11th worst state according to FBI
RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) -- Virginia lost over $100 million in elder fraud cases in 2024. According to the FBI, the commonwealth is ranked 11th among states that have lost the most in scams against older victims. In a press release on Friday, June 13, the FBI detailed the increase in elder fraud ahead of World Elder Abuse Awareness Day on Sunday, June 15. According to the FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) data, there was a 46% annual incre…
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