,,iii  #aac? ,,congress  #a/ ,session   
,s4 ,,res4 #aga  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!
 ,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,june #ac1 #bjac ,mr4 
,blum5?al 7= himself1 ,ms4 ,coll9s1 &   
,mr4 ,nelson7 submitt$ ! foll[+         
resolution2 :i* 0 consid]$ & agre$ to   
,,resolution  ,designat+ ,june #ae1     
#bjac1 z ,_w ,eld] ,abuse ,aw>5ess ,day4
  ,:]eas ,f$]al ,gov]nm5t e/imates %[ t 
m ?an #a 9 #aj p]sons ov] age #fj1 or   
#f1jjj1jjj individuals1 are victims (   
eld] abuse ea* ye>2 ,:]eas ! va/        
majority ( ! abuse1 neglect1 &          
exploitation ( old] adults 9 ! ,unit$   
,/ates goes unid5tifi$ & unreport$2     
,:]eas only #a 9 #dd cases ( f9ancial   
abuse ( old] adults is report$2 ,:]eas  
at lea/ #b1ijj1jjj1jjj is tak5 f old]   
adults ea* ye> due to f9ancial abuse &  
exploitation2 ,:]eas eld] abuse1        
neglect1 & exploitation h no b\nd>ies & 
cross all racial1 social1 class1 g5d]1 &
 geographic l9es2 ,:]eas old] adults :o 
are abus$ are #c times m likely to die  
e>li] ?an old] adults ( ! same age :o   

are n abus$2 ,:]eas1 al?\gh all #ej     
,/ates h laws aga9/ eld] abuse1 incid5ts
 ( eld] abuse h increas$ by #aej p]c5t  
ov] ! la/ #aj ye>s2 ,:]eas public       
aw>5ess has ! pot5tial to increase !    
id5tification & report+ ( eld] abuse by 
! public1 pr(essionals1 & victims1 & c  
act z a cataly/ to promote issue-bas$   
education & long-t]m prev5tion2 & ,:]eas
 private individuals & public ag5cies   
mu/ "w toge!r on ! ,f$]al1 ,/ate1 &     
local levels to combat increas+         
occurr5ces ( abuse1 neglect1 &          
exploitation crime & viol5ce aga9/      
vuln]able old] adults & vuln]able       
adults1 p>ticul>ly 9 light ( limit$     
res\rces = vital protective s]vices3    
,n[1 !re=e1 be x  ,t ! ,s5ate--  7#a7   
designates ,june #ae1 #bjac z ,_w ,eld] 
,abuse ,aw>5ess ,day2  7#b7 recognizes  
judges1 lawy]s1 adult protective s]vices
 pr(essionals1 law en=cem5t (fic]s1     
social work]s1 heal? c>e provid]s1      
victims' advocates1 & o!r pr(essionals &
 ag5cies = _! ef=ts to advance aw>5ess (

 eld] abuse2 &  7#c7 enc\rages memb]s ( 
! public & pr(essionals :o "w ) old]    
adults to act z cataly/s to promote     
aw>5ess & long-t]m prev5tion ( eld]     
abuse by rea*+ out to local adult       
protective s]vices ag5cies & by le>n+ to
 recognize1 detect1 report1 & respond to
 eld] abuse4