NCEA Elder Abuse Bytes: Research 2015 Edition

Published: Thu, 07/23/15

WEAAD Highlights, Noteworthy Research and More…….
WEAAD was just over one month ago! We thank you for shedding light on Elder Abuse and passionately celebrating WEAAD 2015!

Check out some of the WEAAD activities hosted across the globe. 
Door County, Wisconsin
Door County, Wisconsin assembled pinwheels to represent the reported incidents of abuse in their county over the past year.
North and South Orange County, California
North and South Orange County, California events took place, where our esteemed advisory board member Franklin Picker provided testimony of his own experience, having fallen victim to the Grandparent Scam. Based on his empowering story, the NCEA is in the process of finalizing some simple elevator flyers to share with your networks of senior living communities. 
Blog Series
Elder Abuse experts from around the globe provided thought provoking blog pieces on weekly themes brought to us by the Elder Justice Roadmap. This highly successful campaign generated 195.9K impressions on Facebook and Twitter! Our friends at the National Latin@ Network were kind enough to translate select pieces in Spanish. 

One Successful International Webinar!
We saw the world working together, during the World Elder Abuse Awareness Day & Toward a Global Framework on its 10th Anniversary webinar. Much gratitude and appreciation is owed to the WEAAD Consortium: Drs. Georgia Anetzberger, Elizabeth Podnieks and Pam Teaster for the opportunity to collaborate and for sharing results on the Pilot Findings from the World Wide Face of Elder Abuse study. The map below represents our nationwide reach. Also joining us, were colleagues in Brazil, Canada, Ireland, Italy and New Zealand.  
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President Obama Delivers Remarks at the White House Conference on Aging

The White House Conference on Aging (WHCOA) was a huge success. Thank you for keeping us informed on your viewing parties. Check out our version of the conference recap and highlights on our Storify page.

This event marked a momentous occasion- it was the first time a US president has ever acknowledged Elder Abuse as a growing epidemic! Watch President Obama’s remarks here. You can also review WHCOA exciting outcomes on this Fact Sheet released by the White House. 

The US Department of Justice’s (DOJ) National Institute of Justice and its Elder Justice Initiative will fund a multi-year pilot project to evaluate potential means to avoid and respond to elder mistreatment and the DOJ is committed to train prosecutors from all 50 states to effectively prosecute elder abuse and financial exploitation. 
Notable Research
The Elder Abuse Prevention Interventions Program
Five recipients across the country were provided with funding through the Administration on Aging (AOA) to test interventions designed to prevent elder abuse, neglect and exploitation. Read more about their activities in these enlightening research briefs by clicking on the links below: 
Partnering with the National Committee for the Prevention of Elder Abuse (NCPEA), the National Adult Protective Services Association (NAPSA) has released a new Research to Practice brief addressing 5 questions:
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     1) What constitutes self-neglecting behaviors? 
     2) How do practitioners and other experts  
         conceptualize elder self-neglect (ESN) based
         on these behaviors? 
     3) Can a standardized measure of elder self-
         neglect be used by practitioners? 
     4) What are the psychometric properties of the
         standardized measure? 
     5) How can these findings contribute to theory of
         the nature of self-neglect?  Read more here.
Observational Measure of Elder Self-Neglect: Development, Testing and Program Outcomes
NAPSA Resource Center
Stay Tuned for More......
The NCEA will be releasing an informative Research to Practice Translation on Resident to Resident Aggression in Long-Term Care Facilities shortly!
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Share Your Thoughts! 
Something we continually acknowledge, as made evident by the Elder Justice Roadmap report is the need for high quality research. We want to hear from you! Please keep us informed if you have pieces of literature worth noting in future editions of Elder Abuse Bytes.