 June is Elder Abuse Awareness Month! It's a good reminder for all Texans to look out for and help those in our communities who are elderly. This month we encourage you to promote elder abuse awareness within your networks and communities online.
On June 15, join us by wearing purple for World Elder Abuse Awareness Day. When someone comments on your outfit, start a conversation about elder abuse. It's more common than you think, yet rarely discussed. Learn more about World Elder Abuse Awareness Day and how to recognize adult abuse at Everyonesbusiness.org and share the World Elder Abuse Awareness Day flyer.
To help you reach as many individuals as possible we’ve put together a toolkit that includes informative messages and resources that can help older adults stay safe and supported.
This toolkit includes:
- Financial Exploitation Training
- Links to relevant resources and information
- Recommended hashtags to include in your content
- Sample Graphics
- Sample Social Media Posts
These messages can be used as is or they can be customized as needed to better serve your target community. We appreciate the continued support for our elder population.
By law, Texas requires anyone who suspects adult abuse, neglect, or exploitation to report it to the Texas Abuse Hotline at 1-800-252-5400 or online at TxAbuseHotline.org. Callers can remain anonymous.
Included in This Toolkit:
Join us on June 15 at 11 a.m. (CST) for a Financial Exploitation training lead by DFPS council member, Julie Krawczyk. Financial exploitation is the illegal or improper use of another person’s money or property for personal profit or gain and this affects thousands of people every year.
Learn more about the signs of financial exploitation and what you can do to prevent it in your community.
About the Trainer: Council member, Julie Krawczyk is the Director of Elder Financial Safety at The Senior Source. Krawczyk was appointed to the Family and Protective Services Council in 2020. She is a member of the Adult Protective Services of Dallas Community Board and treasurer of the Rowlett High School Parent Teacher Student Association. Krawczyk received a Bachelor of Science in Psychology and English from Southern Vermont College and a Master of Arts in Management from Dallas Baptist University.
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- Protecting older adults from abuse, neglect, and exploitation is everyone’s business! #ElderAbuseAwarenessMonth Learn the signs and how to report abuse here: https://bit.ly/3funZ7o
- June is #ElderAbuseAwarenessMonth! Help raise awareness and show your support for protecting older Texans from abuse by wearing purple on June 15th for #WorldElderAbuseAwarenessDay. Learn more about how to report abuse here: https://bit.ly/3funZ7o
- Today is #WorldElderAbuseAwarenessDay! Help raise awareness about the importance of protecting older adults from abuse, neglect, and exploitation! How do you protect older Texans in your community? Learn more about World Elder Abuse Awareness Day here: https://bit.ly/3utVDPQ
- Acts of service are a great way to help older adults stay safe! Offer to help a neighbor or volunteer in your community. #ElderAbuseAwarenessMonth Learn about volunteering to help older Texans here: https://bit.ly/3bHp2zw
- DYK: Texas has more than 2.5 million residents age 65 or older? This #ElderAbuseAwarenessMonth is a good reminder that protecting older adults from neglect, exploitation, and abuse is everyone’s business. Report abuse here: https://bit.ly/3funZ7o
- Help the older adults in your life avoid scams & fraud that could affect their privacy and finances. #ElderAbuseAwarenessMonth Take the time to teach them how to stay safe with these resources: https://bit.ly/34gWU2d
- A great way to keep older adults from feeling isolated is to check in on them regularly! Call an older adult in your life to say hello and see how they are doing. #ElderAbuseAwarenessMonth To report elder abuse visit: https://bit.ly/3bW2MlA
- Isolation can contribute to self-neglect with older adults. Check in on older adults to help keep them from feeling isolated! #ElderAbuseAwarenessMonth
- Visit your older neighbors
- Give older family members a call
- Volunteer to help older Texans in your community
Volunteer to help older Texans here: https://bit.ly/3bHp2zw
DFPS Abuse Hotline
Everyone’s Business
DFPS Volunteer Hub
2-1-1 Texas
Attorney General of Texas
Texas Council on Family Violence
Meals on Wheels
National Domestic Violence Hotline
Frame Works
The National Clearinghouse on Abuse in Later Life (NCALL)
National Association of area Agencies on Aging
National Adult Protective Services Association
Hashtags can increase the strength of your posts on social media. Consider using one or more of these if appropriate for your Elder Abuse Awareness Month content in June.
#ElderAbuseAwarenessMonth
#WorldElderAbuseAwarenessDay
#StopElderAbuse
#ElderAbuse
#FinancialAbuse
#Volunteer
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