,,iii  #aae? ,,congress  #a/ ,session   
,s4 ,,res4 #aid  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!
 ,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,june #ae1 #bjag ,mr4 
,blum5?al 7= himself1 ,ms4 ,coll9s1 ,mr4
 ,murphy1 ,mr4 ,grassley1 ,mr4 ,casey1  
,mr4 ,cotton1 ,mr4 ,tillis1 & ,mrs4     
,mc,caskill7 submitt$ ! foll[+          
resolution2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee
 on ! ,judici>y  ,,resolution           
,designat+ ,june #ae1 #bjag1 z ,_w ,eld]
 ,abuse ,aw>5ess ,day4  ,:]eas ! ,f$]al 
,gov]nm5t e/imates t m ?an #a 9 #aj     
p]sons ov] ! age ( #fj are victims (    
eld] abuse ea* ye>2 ,:]eas abuse1       
neglect1 & exploitation ( old] adults 9 
! ,unit$ ,/ates goes unid5tifi$ &       
unreport$ due to an inability to report 
or a fe> ( report+2 ,:]eas only #a 9 #ad
 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$2 ,:]eas #a_/b ( 
all old] adults ) dem5tia w exp]i5ce    
abuse2 ,:]eas provid+ unwant$ m$ical    
treatm5t c be a =m ( eld] abuse &       
exploitation2 ,:]eas public aw>5ess has 
! pot5tial to increase ! id5tification &
 report+ ( eld] abuse by ! public1      
pr(essionals1 & victims1 & c act z a    
cataly/ to promote issue-bas$ education 
& long-t]m prev5tion2 ,:]eas private    
individuals & public ag5cies mu/ "w     
toge!r on ! ,f$]al1 ,/ate1 & local      
levels to combat increas+ occurr5ces (  
abuse1 neglect1 exploitation crime1 &   
viol5ce aga9/ vuln]able old] adults &   
vuln]able adults1 p>ticul>ly 9 light (  
limit$ res\rces = vital protective      
s]vices2 & ,:]eas #bjag is ! #ab?       
anniv]s>y ( ,_w ,eld] ,abuse ,aw>5ess   
,day3 ,n[1 !re=e1 be x  ,t ! ,s5ate--   
7#a7 designates ,june #ae1 #bjag1 z ,_w 
,eld] ,abuse ,aw>5ess ,day2  7#b7       
recognizes judges1 lawy]s1 adult        

protective s]vices pr(essionals1 law    
en=cem5t (fic]s1 long-t]m c>e ombudsm51 
social work]s1 heal? c>e provid]s1      
pr(essional gu>dians1 advocates =       
victims1 & 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 ag5cies1 
long-t]m c>e ombudsman programs1 & !    
,national ,c5t] on ,eld] ,abuse1 & by   
le>n+ to recognize1 detect1 report1 &   
respond to eld] abuse4