{"id":688,"date":"2025-02-26T15:24:00","date_gmt":"2025-02-26T15:24:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/iasquared.org\/naeji-initiative\/2021\/06\/15\/world-elder-abuse-awareness-day-building-strong-support-for-elders\/"},"modified":"2025-11-19T18:19:37","modified_gmt":"2025-11-19T18:19:37","slug":"world-elder-abuse-awareness-day-building-strong-support-for-elders","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/iasquared.org\/naeji\/2025\/02\/26\/world-elder-abuse-awareness-day-building-strong-support-for-elders\/","title":{"rendered":"World Elder Abuse Awareness Day: Building Strong Support for Elders"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>World Elder Abuse Awareness Day: Building Strong Support for Elders<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/iasquared.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/WEAAD2021_TeenToolkit_1200x675_1-300x169-1.png\" alt=\"WEAAD Communities Free of Elder Abuse\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" \/><\/p>\n<p>World Elder Abuse Awareness Day (WEAAD) offers an opportunity to bring awareness to elder abuse, neglect, and exploitation in our communities. Elder abuse causes great financial and personal costs, including premature death. In a <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.18130\/v3-wtxz-kx57\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">2019 study<\/a>, IA<sup>2<\/sup> Research Manager Jolie Crowder found that approximately 33% of American Indian and Alaska Native (AIAN) older adults had experienced abuse in the past year and 24.7% had experienced emotional abuse since age 60. Many more cases go unreported. Elder abuse is a complex and growing challenge as the AIAN older adult population increases.<\/p>\n<p>WEAAD was launched on June 15, 2006, by the International Network for the Prevention of Elder Abuse and the World Health Organization. Tribal elder protective services are few and significantly under resourced. Federal legislation on elder abuse often does not include tribes including the Elder Justice Act.<\/p>\n<p>On WEAAD 2021, the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/iasquared.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">International Association for Indigenous Aging<\/a>\u00a0calls for greater recognition and resources for preventing and addressing elder abuse against AIAN elders, and is pleased to be joined by the National Adult Protective Services Association<strong>\u00a0in calling for including tribes in the re-authorization of the Elder Justice Act.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Take One Action Today<\/strong>\u00a0to Support WEAAD 2021:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Learn about\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nieji.org\/elder-abuse\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">elder abuse and warning signs<\/a>\u00a0at the National Indigenous Elder Justice Initiative.<\/li>\n<li>Learn about the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nicoa.org\/elder-resources\/elder-equity\/elder-abuse\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">role of culture in elder abuse<\/a>\u00a0and how health professionals can get involved from the National Indian Council on Aging.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=UHpTEbA_0CQ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">View this video<\/a>\u00a0about the experiences of Alaska Older Adults experiences during COVID-19.<\/li>\n<li>Encourage your tribal leadership to issue a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nieji.org\/assets\/288-5187\/weaad-sample-proclamation.doc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">WEAAD Proclamation<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Participate in a \u00a0or create your own.<\/li>\n<li>Spread the word throughout the day on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/eldermistreatment.usc.edu\/weaad-home\/social-media\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">social media with graphics<\/a>\u00a0from NCEA.<\/li>\n<li>Read the past blog series IA<sup>2<\/sup>\u00a0coordinated for NCEA about\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/ncea.acl.gov\/NCEA-Blog\/Nov-01-2019.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">health providers and abuse<\/a>,<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/ncea.acl.gov\/NCEA-Blog\/Nov-21-2019.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">ageism in tribal communities<\/a>, and<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/ncea.acl.gov\/NCEA-Blog\/Nov-27-2019.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">how to address limited community services and supports<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Keep the effort going by considering long term actions and steps identified in this IA<sup>2<\/sup>\u00a0report you can take in your tribal community to combat elder abuse today and every day.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nieji.org\/hotlines\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Contact<\/a> Adult Protective Services or tribal law enforcement if you suspect elder abuse. If it is an emergency, call 911.<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-329 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/iasquared.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Twitter-LUV-2019-Banner-768x256-1.png\" alt=\"World Elder Abuse Awareness Day - Building Strong Support for Elders\" width=\"768\" height=\"256\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>World Elder Abuse Awareness Day: Building Strong Support for Elders World Elder Abuse Awareness Day (WEAAD) offers an opportunity to bring awareness to elder abuse, neglect, and exploitation in our communities. Elder abuse causes great financial and personal costs, including premature death. 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