Is Elder Abuse Happening to Someone You Know or Love?

Elders in Indian Country are revered and respected for their knowledge and leadership skills. We transport them, offer elder services, care for their needs and love them. The words “abuse” and “elder” don’t generally enter our minds in the same context. Elder abuse is not traditional—however, it is happening in your community and throughout Indian Country. Maybe even to someone you know or love. The National Indigenous Elder Justice Initiative (NIEJI) was funded in 2011 by the National Center on Elder Abuse and the Administration on Aging (AOA) to offer community education and prevention of elder abuse and research on abuse rates in Indian Country.

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