By Gene Rector Elizabethtown
Saturday, March 29, 2008 7:37 PM CDT
Addressing elderly abuse
I am excited to share an opportunity to serve the vulnerable citizens of our region. A Local Coordinating Council on Elder Abuse (LCCEA) was formed out of a need to develop a network of services and resources for our elder abuse victims, family members and caretakers.
In 1998, Kentucky recognized the need to enhance services for elderly victims of abuse, neglect and exploitation, and the statewide Elder Abuse committee was created.
One of the committee’s major goals is to address the issues of prevention, intervention and agency coordination of services on a local level through interaction with local groups or entities that directly or indirectly provide services to the elderly.
The LCCEAs are the most practical and functional methods to bring all the community partners together to form a coordinated multidisciplinary response to elder maltreatment.
Every community professional who provides services to elders plays a key role in identifying and addressing maltreatment. Organizers envision our local council to include direct service staff, law enforcement, abuse survivors and other advocates and interested citizens. Our LCCEA serves Hardin, Meade, LaRue, Grayson, Marion, Nelson, Breckinridge and Washington counties. Meetings, which are open to the public, will be at 9 a.m. on the fourth Thursday of the month at the Lincoln Trail Area Development District, 613 College Street Road, Elizabethtown.
Learn more about promoting elder abuse prevention by contacting the Adult Protection Unit at the Cabinet for Health and Family Services’ Salt River Trail Region. Call 766-5099 and ask for Michele Bowman or log on to http://chfs.ky.gov/dcbs/dpp/eaa
In order to make Social Security solvent, how about if the government entities that “borrowed” from Social Security paid back their “loans” with interest. It must be in the multi-billions. It would at least extend its life considerably.
SOURCE: newsenterpriseonline
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A great idea to involve members of the community. The organizers should be congratulated on this effort.
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