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News Briefs... International Elder Abuse Awareness Day  Richard
Kennedy, Jr, MD, Fellow, Indiana University Geriatric Medicine,
will be leading the conversation, "Informal Caregiving for Dependent
Elders: The Association with Elder Abuse and Neglect" in conjunction
with the Indiana University Family Medicine Residency on Thursday,
June 15, 2006. This conversation will be held in Methodist Hospital
DG422C from noon to 1:00p.m. For more information regarding this
conversation, which is open to the public, please contact Debbie
Lewellen at 317-962-5312 or email
iufammed@iupui.edu.The International Network for the Prevention of Elder Abuse (INPEA) announces the 1st Annual World Elder Abuse Awareness Day on June 15, 2006. The day is in support of the United Nations International Plan of Action which recognizes the significance of elder abuse as a public health and human rights issue. Governments, non-governmental organizations, educational institutions, religious groups, professionals in the field of aging, interested individuals as well as older persons themselves will promote a better understanding of abuse and neglect of older persons by organizing activities around the world to raise awareness of the cultural, social, economic and demographic processes affecting elder abuse and neglect. Throughout the world, abuse and neglect of older persons is largely under-recognized or treated as an unspoken problem. Unfortunately, no community or country in the world is immune from this costly, public health and human rights crisis. Research indicates that public education campaigns like World Elder Abuse Awareness Day (WEAAD) are vital for informing people in a growing number of countries about elder abuse and active involvement of the media is central to its success. The International Network for the Prevention for Elder Abuse (INPEA) was founded in 1997 and is dedicated to global dissemination of information as part of its commitment to world-wide prevention of elder abuse. Acknowledging the diversity of culture, background, and life style of the world population, the International Network for the Prevention of Elder Abuse (INPEA) aims to increase society's ability, through international collaboration, to recognize and respond to the mistreatment of older people in whatever setting it occurs, so that the latter years of life will be free from abuse, neglect and exploitation. For more information, please see our website at: www.inpea.net. |
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