,,iii  #aaeth ,,congress  #b;d ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #edi  ,,in ,,the ,,senate    
,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,june #ad1
 #bjah ,mr4 ,blumenthal 7for himself1   
,ms4 ,collins1 ,mr4 ,casey1 ,mr4        
,murphy1 and ,mrs4 ,mc,caskill7         
submitted the following resolution2     
which was referred to the ,committee on 
the ,judiciary  ,,resolution            
,designating ,june #ae1 #bjah1 as ,world
 ,elder ,abuse ,awareness ,day4         
,whereas the ,federal ,government       
estimates that more than #a in #aj      
persons over the age of #fj are victims 
of elder abuse each year2 ,whereas      
abuse1 neglect1 and exploitation of     
older adults in the ,united ,states are 
unidentified and unreported because of  
an inability to report or a fear of     
reporting2 ,whereas only #a in #ad 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 ,whereas  of all older  
adults with dementia will experience    
abuse2 ,whereas providing unwanted      
medical treatment can be a form of elder
 abuse and exploitation2 ,whereas there 
is evidence of an increase in elder     
abuse1 neglect1 and financial           
exploitation linked to individuals with 
opioid addiction2 ,whereas the ,elder   
,abuse ,prevention and ,prosecution ,act
 7#cd ,u4,s4,c4 #bagja et seq47 was     
signed into law on ,october #ah1 #bjag1 
but there is still more that can be done
 to stop elder abuse2 ,whereas financial
 abuse of older adults has consistently 
been one of the top #aj complaints made 
each year to the fraud hotline of the   
,special ,committee on ,aging of the    
,senate2 ,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 ,whereas private  
individuals and public agencies must    
work together on the ,federal1 ,state1  
and local levels to combat increasing   
occurrences of abuse1 neglect1          
exploitation1 crime1 and violence       
against vulnerable older adults and     
vulnerable adults1 particularly in light
 of limited resources for vital         
protective services2 and ,whereas #bjah 
is the #acth anniversary of ,world      
,elder ,abuse ,awareness ,day3 ,now1    
therefore1 be it ,that the ,senate--    
7#a7 designates ,june #ae1 #bjah1 as    
,world ,elder ,abuse ,awareness ,day2   
7#b7 recognizes judges1 lawyers1 adult  
protective services professionals1 law  
enforcement officers1 long-term care    
ombudsmen1 social workers1 health care  
providers1 professional guardians1      

advocates for victims1 and other        
professionals and agencies for 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 agencies1     
long-term care ombudsman programs1 and  
the ,national ,center on ,elder ,abuse1 
and by learning to recognize1 detect1   
report1 and respond to elder abuse4