GOV. BLAGOJEVICH LAUNCHES ANNUAL 'BREAK THE SILENCE' CAMPAIGN TO INCREASE...

US Fed News Service, Including US State News;  July 2, 2007 ;     700+ words ......Blagojevich and the Illinois Department on Aging (IDOA...proclaimed July Elder Abuse Awareness Month...800 reports of elder abuse were made. If...a victim of elder abuse or suspect an...abused, call the Illinois Department on Aging's 24-ho...mission of the ...

GOV. BLAGOJEVICH ANNOUNCES NEW HOTLINE TO HELP STOP ELDER ABUSE IN...

US Fed News Service, Including US State News;  April 4, 2006 ;     700+ words ......to fight elder abuse, Gov. Rod...can report elder abuse or exploitation...the new Elder Abuse Hotline...reports of elder abuse, and forward...victims of elder abuse, or anyone...call the Illinois Department on Aging's 24-hour Elder ...

Senior rights specialist: All have responsibility to end elder abuse

Courier-News (Elgin, IL);  January 7, 2003 ;     475 words ......arrested and charged with elder abuse. "If you know an older person...call the police or the Illinois Department on Aging," said Deborah...Park. Sitz conducted an elder abuse seminar Monday at Hanover...Americans. To reach the Illinois Department on Aging about an ...

ELDER ABUSE DETECTION AND INTERVENTION: A COLLABORATIVE APPROACH

Care Management Journals;  January 1, 2007 ;     700+ words ...ELDER ABUSE DETECTION AND INTERVENTION: A COLLABORATIVE APPROACH Bonnie...Springer Publishing Company, 2007, 307 pp., $45.00 (hardcover). Elder abuse! We are all aware of the elder abuse issue to some extent, either by learning about a situation...

WESTCHESTER COUNTY KICKS OFF CAMPAIGN TO STOP ELDER ABUSE

US Fed News Service, Including US State News;  June 11, 2007 ;     575 words ......campaign to focus renewed attention on elder abuse and let residents know it can help them...Executive Andy Spano announced today. "Elder abuse is an outrage," Spano said. "We must...Programs and Services (DSPS) and its Elder Abuse Coalition. Each flyer has the words...

REP. SESTAK TESTIFIES ON ELDER ABUSE

US Fed News Service, Including US State News;  April 23, 2008 ;     700+ words ......held a hearing on Congressman Sestak's Elder Abuse Victims Act. This is the first bill that establishes standards related to elder abuse, establishes prosecution and trains...Congressman Sestak addressed his Elder Abuse Victims Act and the specific impact...

Ophthalmologists may be first to spot elder abuse

Ophthalmology Times;  July 1, 2005 ;     700+ words ......Reviewed by Myron Miller, MD Baltimore-Elder abuse is a relatively common occurrence...the United States. In all likelihood, elder abuse is underreported, according to Myron Miller, MD. "Elder abuse is defined as the willful infliction...

'BREAK THE SILENCE' RALLY AIMS TO RAISE AWARENESS OF ELDER ABUSE

US Fed News Service, Including US State News;  June 12, 2008 ;     235 words ......following news release: The Statewide Elder Abuse Coalition will host a statewide Break...event is an effort to raise awareness of elder abuse. As part of the day's events, the Maricopa Elder Abuse Prevention Alliance (MEAPA) will unveil...

Elder abuse often hard to see, rarely reported; 'Big social problem':Study...

Telegraph - Herald (Dubuque);  July 14, 2002 ;     691 words ......Linda Hildreth, state elder abuse coordinator with the...National Center of Elder Abuse in Washington. "It...elder rights for the Illinois Department on Aging, disputes...believes fewer cases of elder abuse - possibly only one...population survey on elder ...

NEWSPAPERS' FRAMING OF ELDER ABUSE: IT'S NOT A FAMILY AFFAIR

Journalism and Mass Communication Quarterly;  December 1, 2007 ;     700+ words ......article describes media coverage of elder abuse from 2003 to 2005. Guided by media typification...framing literatures, eight newspapers' elder abuse coverage was content analyzed. The newspapers...coverage usually typified and framed elder abuse in a criminal justice context. The ...

FAMILY ELDER ABUSE:JOHN BREAUX

Congressional Testimony;  October 20, 2003 ;     700+ words ......solutions to combat the growing problem of elder abuse, neglect and exploitation. The Committee...hearings over the years on the subject of elder abuse. The Committee has examined elder abuse in homes and institutions. The Committee...

Study Says Elder Abuse Is Underreported

AP Online;  December 2, 2003 ;     445 words ......12-02-2003 Dateline: IOWA CITY, Iowa Cases of elder abuse are underreported and are resolved inconsistently...to be the first to compare rates of elder abuse to laws in all 50 states, said Dr. Gerald...investigator on the study. Describing elder abuse as "a national problem," Jogerst ...

Elder abuse on the rise But many cases go undetected because of a lack of...

Chicago Sun-Times;  December 16, 2001 ;     700+ words ......together and call "elder abuse" target people at...they think that most elder-abuse cases go undetected...leader in combatting elder abuse, having launched one...field, victims of elder abuse, people convicted...prosecutors in all of Illinois' 102 counties, ...

Call hotline if you suspect elder abuse.(Neighbor)

Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL);  March 5, 2000 ;     700+ words ......housing. The Illinois Department on Aging's Elder Abuse and Neglect...call the Illinois Department on Aging...After-Hours Elder Abuse Hotline is...call. Often, elder abuse victims are...call the Illinois Department on Aging...

Experts: Few elder abuse cases reported

Elm Leaves (Elmwood Park, IL);  December 12, 1998 ;     509 words ...Elder abuse has become a...is abused. In Illinois, that translates...500 reports of elder abuse in the state...spokeswoman for the Illinois Department on Aging. Elder abuse takes many forms...The problems of elder abuse and resources...sponsored by the ...