July 19, 2010
Sonoma County District Attorney Stephan Passalacqua received the Visionary Leadership Award at the Elder Protection Summit in Petaluma last month.
The award was presented by Jenefer Duane, the founder and CEO of the Elder Financial Protection Network, and recognized Passalacqua’s efforts to raise awareness about elder protection issues.
The summit, held June 21 at the Petaluma Community Center, was the seventh in a series of educational conferences held across the county over the past two years. The sessions, designed by Passalacqua and his Elder Abuse Prevention Task Force, provide information and resources to seniors — and people who have seniors in their lives — about how physical and financial abuse can be avoided.
Some 75 people attended the summit, and received detailed information on a variety of elder abuse and protection issues, including neglect, physical and psychological aspects of elder abuse, financial scams, safety issues, in-home care options, trends in fraud committed against the elderly and cases currently being prosecuted by the district attorney’s office.
“Our seniors are among our most vulnerable citizens, and it is critical that we protect them,” Passalacqua said. “I sincerely appreciate the recognition of the contribution these summits make in helping reduce the financial, physical and emotional abuse of the elderly, who make up about 18 percent of our county’s population.”
“I share this (award) with the many people who have helped to make them possible.”
SOURCE: Petaluma360
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