PURPOSE OF ADVOCACY... To help close gaps in elder abuse and exploitation services.

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PURPOSE OF ADVOCACY . . . To help close gaps in elder abuse and exploitation services.

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“If you are aware of a specific act of elder abuse, neglect, or exploitation, you are required by law to report it.” - - Attorney General of Texas, Greg Abbott

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PURPOSE OF ADVOCACY

. . . To help close gaps in elder abuse and exploitation services.

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Reports of Abuse

1 in 12 psychological

1 in 20 physical

1 in 44 financial 1 in 57 neglect

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“If you are aware of a specific act of elder abuse, neglect, or exploitation, you are required

by law to report it.”

- - Attorney General of Texas, Greg Abbott

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Reporting Elder Abuse

Adult Protective Services800-252-5400

Nursing Home Abuse800-458-9858

Immediate Danger9-1-1

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Advocacy ActivitiesPassive

• Mental Health America of Greater Houston (Mental Health and Aging)• Lou Lewis Memorial Symposium

(Dementia and Communication)• Texas Summit on Elder Financial

Exploitation

Active• Senior Adult Assessment Center

(SAAC)• White Paper• Proposal to Chief of Police• Participate with HPD on Planning

Team

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Advocacy ActivitiesPassive

• Mental Health America of Greater Houston (Mental Health and Aging)• Lou Lewis Memorial Symposium

(Dementia and Communication)• Texas Summit on Elder Financial

Exploitation

Active• Senior Adult Assessment Center

(SAAC)• White Paper• Proposal to Chief of Police• Participate with HPD on Planning

Team

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SAAC Core

CollaboratorsAdult Protective Services

District Attorney’s Office

City of Houston Department of Health

Houston Police Department

Harris County Sheriff’s Office

UT Health

Department of Aging and Disability Services

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“Stemming the tide of abuse will require individuals,

neighbors, communities, and public and private entities to

take a hard look at how each of us encounters elder abuse -- And commit to combat it.”

Call to Action by the U.S. Department of Justice

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