13 June 2013

World Elder Abuse Awareness Day

Saturday, 15 June, is being observed as World Elder Abuse Awareness Day, an observance initiated in 2006 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.

For more information on this observance, please visit:

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services: Administration on Aging: World Elder Abuse Awareness Day

Background information:

National Center on Elder Abuse

International Network for the Prevention of Elder Abuse

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

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