World Elder Abuse Awareness Day

• Event
• International
• Webinar
• WEAAD
• 2016
• 2015
• 2017
• 2018

Join the Movement – Get Involved!

A few tips for beginners:
We encourage everyone to get involved and to raise awareness about World Elder Abuse Awareness Day. A wide variety of events and activities can be planned by organizations and individuals alike. Here are a few examples of what you can do:

Host

• A public awareness event geared toward seniors.
• Community Walks
• A High Tea
• A purple dinner
• A flash mob event 
• A conference or training, focused on elder abuse awareness and available community resources.
• A public awareness activity that includes politicians, seniors, local programs, survivors of abuse, and others
  
  

Communicate

• Send out a press release, hold a press conference, or submit an editorial to discuss elder abuse awareness and prevention efforts.
• Develop a PSA on elder abuse with a local TV or radio station.
• Ask local leaders, the Mayor, MP, MPP to release a Proclamation declaring June 15 as Elder Abuse Awareness Day.
• Create a poster on elder abuse or use a poster created by the International Network for the Prevention of Elder Abuse.
• Harness the power of social media to raise WEAAD’s profile and broadcast news of various events
  
  

Educate 

• Yourself and others about elder abuse
• Use graphics on your website, blog, or in your email signature block, to draw awareness to elder abuse and prevention efforts
  
  

Do

• Random acts of kindness