Social & Structural Determinants of Elder Mistreatment: What Courts Should Know
Title: Social & Structural Determinants of Elder Mistreatment: What Courts Should Know
Date: Wednesday, June 12, 2024
Recording w/ Closed Captioning and ASL Interpretation
Recording w/ Spanish Interpretation
Description: Americans are living longer and healthier lives, yet social and structural factors continue to impact the safety and access to supports and services for older adults. In this webinar, Social Scientist E-Shien (Iggy) Chang will discuss her research on the social and structural determinants of elder mistreatment and Judge Tamara Curry will discuss the judge’s role in addressing these barriers in the courts and beyond.
Learning Objectives:
As a result of this webinar, you will be better able to:
- Discuss the prevalence of elder abuse in the United States and the factors that contributed to an increase during the pandemic.
- Identify conditions that impede help-seeking for older adults who are experiencing abuse and consider how the court can mitigate those obstacles
- List several strategies for enhancing the court’s accessibility for older adults.
Presenters:
Hon.Tamara Curry (Ret.)
Iggy E-Shien Chang, Ph.D., Assistant Professor in Gerontology in Medicine
Target Audience:
Judges, Judicial Officers, Court Staff, Attorneys, Advocates, others working with older adults
Questions?
Please contact Jennifer Talancon – jtalancon@ncjfcj.org
This project was supported by Grant No. 15JOVW-22-GK-03995-MUMU awarded by the Office on Violence Against Women, U.S. Department of Justice. The opinions, findings, conclusions, and recommendations expressed by program faculty and in program materials, including curriculum outlines, PowerPoint slides, handouts, contents of binders and CD-ROMs, and other program documents, are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Department of Justice, Office on Violence Against Women.
