The Plough Foundation will launch the Coordinated Response to Elder Abuse (CREA) as part of the first phase in a comprehensive plan to address elder abuse in Shelby County on January 28, 2015. This initial training is a critical step toward building a community wide continuum of care for victims of elder abuse and is one of the first initiatives of its kind to take place in the U.S.
Funded through a three-year, $3.45 million grant, the Coordinated Response to Elder Abuse (CREA) kickoff event will showcase and inform the community about the services that are available around the clock to those 60 and over who are victims of abuse. These services include advocacy, healthcare, legal and emergency housing that are designed to meet the
needs of the victims and are available 24 hours a day 7 days a weeks Bonnie Brandl, M.S.W., Executive Director of the National Clearinghouse on Abuse in Later Life (NCALL) and national expert on elder abuse will be a part of the kickoff event and will serve as a guest speaker.
With over 30 local and national partners, the effort offers the community a system that begins with coordinated communication, across our community’s frontline crisis centers, including our 911 system, Adult Protective Services, ElderLifeLine and the Family Safety Center.
Event Details
10AM Rhodes College
McCallum Ballroom of Bryan Hall
Learn more here.
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