NCEA urges individuals, families, community groups, organizations, and businesses to “Take A Stand” by participating in elder abuse awareness and prevention efforts. There are many ways to become involved, from attending or organizing a World Day event, to visiting an older neighbor who lives alone, to volunteering for a program that benefits seniors, to organizing a fundraiser to support a local abuse prevention initiative.
Would you like to share what you, your organization, and community are doing this year to raise awareness about elder abuse? Share your World Day plans with the NCEA! We will collect reports from across the country and make available for everyone to see. Your activities may inspire others to become involved!
Select a state from this drop down list to see what plans people are reporting in your area! AL AZ CA CO CT DC FL GA HI IA KS KY LA MA MD ME MN MT NC ND NV NY OH OK OR PA TN TX VA VI VT WA WI WV WY
NCEA has created the following tools to help you, your family, or your organization make a difference in the lives of vulnerable elders. These tools may be especially helpful for planning World Elder Abuse Awareness Day Events and responding to public inquiries.
Webcast:
Media Moxie: Informing the Public About Elder Abuse.
Visit the NCEA YouTube page (http://www.youtube.com/nceaatuci ) to watch this webcast to learn the best strategies for recruiting the media in order to raise public awareness of elder abuse.
The following Q&A document (Media_Moxie_Q_and_A.pdf) was prepared to accompany the webcast
Read about past WEAAD events in special issues of the NCEA E-News:
The International Network for the Prevention of Elder Abuse, the organization that first established WEAAD in 2006, provides many resources for this global observance including a calendar of activities scheduled throughout the world.
We stand for dignity. We will not stand for elder abuse.
