NEWS & SOCIAL MEDIA
Want to help spread the word about World Elder Abuse Awareness Day (WEAAD)? Using social media is an excellent way to engage our community around this important and timely subject. Below are some ways to use social media to promote WEAAD.
This social media guide includes tips on using media to promote #WEAAD as well as sample posts in English in Spanish
Support the WEAAD Twibbon Campaign and add the WEAAD logo to your social media profiles. Here’s How:
- Visit http://bit.ly/WEAADTB.
- Click “Add to Twitter” or “Add to Facebook” to apply the WEAAD badge to your profile photo.
- Share the Twibbon on Twitter and Facebook using the sample posts below!
- Support the World Elder Abuse Awareness Day (#WEAAD) Twibbon campaign to honor survivors of #ElderAbuse and raise awareness toward prevention: http://bit.ly/WEAADTB
- Want to help spread the word about World Elder Abuse Awareness Day (#WEAAD)? Pledge your profile photo! http://bit.ly/WEAADTB
- World Elder Abuse Awareness Day is June 15th! Add a Twibbon to show your support for #WEAAD http://bit.ly/WEAADTB
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Are you interested in accessing additional formats (.eps, .jpg, .pdf, web-optimized, or print ready) of our materials or would you like to review materials from past WEAAD campaigns? Please contact us at NCEA@med.usc.edu
Please join the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Administration for Community Living and Office for Civil Rights on Tuesday, June 25, 2019 from 1:00 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. ET for a celebration of a historic victory for inclusion and community living.
Register here to watch the event via live streaming: stream.sparkstreetdigital.com/20190625-acl.html?id=20190625-acl
Administration for Community Living
Last chance! Please join us either in person or online for an event starting tomorrow at 1 pm ET on "Community Living for All: Celebrating the 20th Anniversary of the Olmstead Decision."See for more...
Elder Abuse is not a problem for “someone else” to solve. Every one of us shapes the communities in which we live, therefore, every one of us has a role to play in advancing elder justice. Let us keep the energy going because every day we are aging and striving to make the world a better place.
We are proud to have the support and participation of all 50 states engaged in World Elder Abuse Awareness Day (WEAAD) events across the nation, we have totaled 340 events in 14 countries and are still climbing!
We appreciate everyone's efforts throughout the world to declare their commitment to ending abuse.
We must recognize that abuse is not a problem for “someone else” to solve. Have conversations about #ElderAbuse & make everyone understand that it isn’t a taboo topic. We should all be detecting signs, helping one another pick them up as well, and telling people to contact authorities to report suspected abuse & neglect immediately.
Here are 5 things EVERYONE can do to prevent elder abuse.
Older people experience the same crimes as the rest of the population. However, crimes against older adults are highly underreported and underdetected.
Join us on Twitter using the hashtag #NTIchat today at 11AM PT/ 2PM ET
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NCEA Team at #WEAAD events in #LosAngeles, #BuenaPark, #WashingtonDC, and #Rockville! The team here at the NCEA is very encouraged by this year’s campaign. So many are committed to a society free of neglect and abuse and are working collectively. It is possible to have a society that dignifies aging and is free of neglect and abuse!
Bet Tzedek - The House of Justice
Montgomery County Health and Human Services - MD
Los Angeles County Workforce Development, Aging & Community Services
Ageless Alliance
Buena Park Senior Activity Center
OC Aging Services Collaborative
National Adult Protective Services Association (NAPSA)
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"Elder abuse is not a problem for 'someone else' to solve. Every one of us shapes the communities in which we live, therefore, every one of us has a role to play in advancing elder justice." - Lance Robertson, Administration for Community Living Administrator and Assistant Secretary for Aging
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Today is World Elder Abuse Awareness Day (#WEAAD)! This year's #LiftingUpVoices campaign honors the lives & experiences of older survivors.
Learn more: bit.ly/WEAADLUVBlog
Lifting Up the Voices of Older Survivors | USC CEM
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Eradicating Elder Abuse is Everyone’s Responsibility. It starts with increased vigilance, knowing the signs and how to report mistreatment. #WEAAD
Eradicating Elder Abuse is Everyone’s Responsibility
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It starts with increased vigilance, knowing the signs and how to report mistreatmentYesterday, The United States Department of Justice announced the establishment of a new Transnational Elder Fraud Strike Force to coordinate action against foreign-based fraud schemes. Attorney General Barr announced the creation of the Strike Force as part of a week of events recognizing World Elder Abuse Awareness Day on June 15, which is dedicated to raising awareness about the millions of older adults who experience elder abuse, neglect, and financial exploitation. #WEAAD
DOJ establishes transnational elder fraud strike force
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The Justice Department has begun a transnational elder fraud strike force to deal with the growing problem of international criminals taking advantage of older Americans.Today, the HHS Office of Inspector General released two reports addressing the identification, reporting, and investigation of potential abuse and neglect of seniors and beneficiaries with disabilities. The two reports have determined that #ElderAbuse and #Neglect are not always identified or reported to enforcement agencies by nursing homes or health workers.
Health care providers must take advantage of their unique roles to assess for mistreatment as well as to spread knowledge on recognizing, reporting, and preventing #ElderAbuse.
HHS Office of Inspector General
Today, we released two reports addressing the identification, reporting, and investigation of potential abuse and neglect of seniors and beneficiaries with disabilities. Watch our latest video to learn more. go.usa.gov/xmJk8
Reports of #ElderAbuse in #LosAngeles County are on the rise, but investments in prevention measures aren't keeping up with the growth.
People who work with older adults say the most powerful way to prevent elder abuse of all kinds is to be involved in a community. Having friends and family checking in — particularly if they have a knowledge of the warning signs of abuse — can go a long way towards keeping our communities safe.
Read more from LAist.
LA County Is Reporting More Elder Abuse Than Ever Before
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Sadly, the case of elder abuse against the iconic superhero creator is just one of the several thousand opened in California each month.World Elder Abuse Awareness Day is June 15. This year’s #LiftingUpVoices campaign honors the lives & experiences of older survivors. Read our latest #WEAAD blog by National Clearinghouse on Abuse in Later Life - NCALL to learn more about #LiftingUpVoices and other NCALL initiatives. bit.ly/WEAADLUVBlog
Add the World Elder Abuse Awareness Day (#WEAAD) badge to your profile to honor survivors of #ElderAbuse! bit.ly/WEAADTB
Special Thanks to Judith D. Tamkin
We are sincerely appreciative to Judith D. Tamkin for her gift to help establish the USC Center on Elder Mistreatment’s website. Her deep and personal commitment to eradicating elder abuse is helping to reshape our understanding of elder abuse and ultimately save innumerable older adults from abuse and neglect.
