
Recognizing world elder abuse awareness day
Leah Androski
reporter@greenepublishing.com
On June 15, 2006, World Elder Abuse Awareness Day (WEAAD) was held by the International Network for the Prevention of Elder Abuse and the World Health Organization at the United Nations. WEAAD’s purpose is to raise awareness and remind everyone the impact elder abuse has on everyone. WEAAD provides materials to educate, find, confront and stop elder abuse.
The U.S. Department of Justice identifies five different types of elder abuse: physi