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Home Safe Gains Traction
Support for Home Safe, the proposal for a 3-year, $15 million demonstration grant program to enable APS programs to assist victims of elder abuse avoid homelessness is gaining in support. The proposal is sponsored by the California Welfare Directors Association (CWDA), CEJC, and the California Commission on Aging
• Santa Clara County Pledges Full Support to Home Safe
Santa Clara County pledged its full support to the initiative via Opinion: Why state should fully fund disabled housing program. The op ed by Robert Menicocci, Director of the Countys Social Services Agency stated that the County will apply for a matching grant to help stabilize abuse and neglect victims who are in crisis by providing help with rent and utilities, mediation with landlords, counseling services, housing repairs and case management to support victims in their home.
• Elder Homelessness Expert Margo Kushel Testifies Before Budget Committee
Dr. Margot Kushel of UCSF's School of Medicine and one of the country's foremost experts on elder homelessness, testified before the Assembly Budget Subcommittee on March 14, 2018. For her testimony and additional information on you can help, visit CWDA's website.
Home Safe Gains Traction
Support for Home Safe, the proposal for a 3-year, $15 million demonstration grant program to enable APS programs to assist victims of elder abuse avoid homelessness is gaining in support. The proposal is sponsored by the California Welfare Directors Association (CWDA), CEJC, and the California Commission on Aging
• Santa Clara County Pledges Full Support to Home Safe
Santa Clara County pledged its full support to the initiative via Opinion: Why state should fully fund disabled housing program. The op ed by Robert Menicocci, Director of the Countys Social Services Agency stated that the County will apply for a matching grant to help stabilize abuse and neglect victims who are in crisis by providing help with rent and utilities, mediation with landlords, counseling services, housing repairs and case management to support victims in their home.
• Elder Homelessness Expert Margo Kushel Testifies Before Budget Committee
Dr. Margot Kushel of UCSF's School of Medicine and one of the country's foremost experts on elder homelessness, testified before the Assembly Budget Subcommittee on March 14, 2018. For her testimony and additional information on you can help, visit CWDA's website.
CEJC Enters the 'Twitter'sphere
CEJC is now active on Twitter. Our handle is @elderjusticecal and our Twitter followers can expect to see elder justice news items, ‘under the radar’ events taking place, and information about CEJC’s National Advocates Academy such as upcoming webinars, and alerts to new content on our website. Please support CEJC and the elder justice movement by following us and sharing our information and announcements with your followers!
CEJC is now active on Twitter. Our handle is @elderjusticecal and our Twitter followers can expect to see elder justice news items, ‘under the radar’ events taking place, and information about CEJC’s National Advocates Academy such as upcoming webinars, and alerts to new content on our website. Please support CEJC and the elder justice movement by following us and sharing our information and announcements with your followers!
May 1st Webinar Recording Now Available
The recording of our May 1st webinar, "Building an Elder Justice Movement State by State" is now available. Go to Past Webinar Recordings to access the recording and slides.
The recording of our May 1st webinar, "Building an Elder Justice Movement State by State" is now available. Go to Past Webinar Recordings to access the recording and slides.
June 6th Webinar Registration Now Open
CEJC will be hosting another webinar as part of its National Advocates Academy webinar series. The topic is "Engaging Financial Institutions in Abuse Investigations". Visit our Webinars and Events page for more information and to register.
CEJC will be hosting another webinar as part of its National Advocates Academy webinar series. The topic is "Engaging Financial Institutions in Abuse Investigations". Visit our Webinars and Events page for more information and to register.
On Our Blog "Awash in a Sea of Fraud: No Guns, No Action"
You may know the blog post author, E. Steve Baker from the excellent Baker Report, a weekly roundup of the latest in financial exploitation trends, prosecutions, recoveries, and more. While there, read Lisa Nerenberg's blog post, Elder Justice Writ Large.
You may know the blog post author, E. Steve Baker from the excellent Baker Report, a weekly roundup of the latest in financial exploitation trends, prosecutions, recoveries, and more. While there, read Lisa Nerenberg's blog post, Elder Justice Writ Large.
New Resources
Reframe Your Elder Justice Message
On April 26, 2018, the American Society on Aging hosted Reframing Aging: Research-Based Messaging Strategies for Aging Advocates and Communicators, a webcast that
draws from the Framework Institute's Reframing Aging Project to offer strategies for communicating more effectively about aging-related issues. You can receive complimentary CEUs for completing it before May 26. Watch the webinar here.
Reframe Your Elder Justice Message
On April 26, 2018, the American Society on Aging hosted Reframing Aging: Research-Based Messaging Strategies for Aging Advocates and Communicators, a webcast that
draws from the Framework Institute's Reframing Aging Project to offer strategies for communicating more effectively about aging-related issues. You can receive complimentary CEUs for completing it before May 26. Watch the webinar here.
Weigh In/ Get Involved
What do Financial Exploitation Victims Need?
The National Center for Victims of Crime and the FINRA Investor Education Foundation are conducting a survey to better understand what training professionals need to combat financial exploitation and fraud and help victims. The survey, which solicits input on both topics and formats, will close on Wednesday, May 16, 2018.
What do Financial Exploitation Victims Need?
The National Center for Victims of Crime and the FINRA Investor Education Foundation are conducting a survey to better understand what training professionals need to combat financial exploitation and fraud and help victims. The survey, which solicits input on both topics and formats, will close on Wednesday, May 16, 2018.
No Point in Screening Older and Vulnerable Adults for Abuse?
The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) is seeking comments for its draft recommendations on screening for intimate partner violence (IPV), elder abuse, and abuse of vulnerable adults. Although the Task Force recommends that clinicians screen for IPV in reproductive age women, it does not recommend screening for abuse and neglect in older or vulnerable adults. This is based on the its conclusion that the existing evidence is insufficient to warrant doing so. For more on their reasons, and to provide input, go to the Clinical Considerations section on their website.
The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) is seeking comments for its draft recommendations on screening for intimate partner violence (IPV), elder abuse, and abuse of vulnerable adults. Although the Task Force recommends that clinicians screen for IPV in reproductive age women, it does not recommend screening for abuse and neglect in older or vulnerable adults. This is based on the its conclusion that the existing evidence is insufficient to warrant doing so. For more on their reasons, and to provide input, go to the Clinical Considerations section on their website.