,,iii  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #aga  ,,in ,,the ,,senate    
,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,june #ac1
 #bjac ,mr4 ,blumenthal 7for himself1   
,ms4 ,collins1 and ,mr4 ,nelson7        
submitted the following resolution2     
which was considered and agreed to      
,,resolution  ,designating ,june #ae1   
#bjac1 as ,world ,elder ,abuse          
,awareness ,day4  ,whereas ,federal     
,government estimates show that more    
than #a in #aj persons over age #fj1 or 
#f1jjj1jjj individuals1 are victims of  
elder abuse each year2 ,whereas the vast
 majority of the abuse1 neglect1 and    
exploitation of older adults in the     
,united ,states goes unidentified and   
unreported2 ,whereas only #a in #dd     
cases of financial abuse of older adults
 is reported2 ,whereas at least         
#b1ijj1jjj1jjj is taken from older      
adults each year due to financial abuse 
and exploitation2 ,whereas elder abuse1 
neglect1 and exploitation have no       
boundaries and cross all racial1 social1

 class1 gender1 and geographic lines2   
,whereas older adults who are abused are
 #c times more likely to die earlier    
than older adults of the same age who   
are not abused2 ,whereas1 although all  
#ej ,states have laws against elder     
abuse1 incidents of elder abuse have    
increased by #aej percent over the last 
#aj years2 ,whereas public awareness has
 the potential to increase the          
identification and reporting of elder   
abuse by the public1 professionals1 and 
victims1 and can act as a catalyst to   
promote issue-based education and       
long-term prevention2 and ,whereas      
private individuals and public agencies 
must work together on the ,federal1     
,state1 and local levels to combat      
increasing occurrences of abuse1        
neglect1 and exploitation crime and     
violence against vulnerable older adults
 and vulnerable adults1 particularly in 
light of limited resources for vital    
protective services3 ,now1 therefore1 be
 it  ,that the ,senate--  7#a7          

designates ,june #ae1 #bjac as ,world   
,elder ,abuse ,awareness ,day2  7#b7    
recognizes judges1 lawyers1 adult       
protective services professionals1 law  
enforcement officers1 social workers1   
health care providers1 victims'         
advocates1 and other professionals and  
agencies for their efforts to advance   
awareness of elder abuse2 and  7#c7     
encourages members of the public and    
professionals who work with older adults
 to act as catalysts to promote         
awareness and long-term prevention of   
elder abuse by reaching out to local    
adult protective services agencies and  
by learning to recognize1 detect1       
report1 and respond to elder abuse4