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Putnam County proclaims June 15, 2025, World Elder Abuse Awareness Day
Summary
Putnam County Executive and Legislature adopted a proclamation recognizing June 15, 2025, as World Elder Abuse Awareness Day and urged community supports for older adults.
Putnam County Executive and the Putnam County Legislature on June 15, 2025, proclaimed June 15, 2025, World Elder Abuse Awareness Day, calling for greater awareness and supports to prevent abuse and neglect of older adults.
The proclamation text said older adults “deserve to be treated with respect and dignity” and named the National Center on Elder Abuse in urging action to “raise awareness, prevent, and address elder abuse.” The resolution states that understanding ageism and social isolation as drivers of elder abuse can help guide prevention.
The proclamation encourages maintenance and improvement of social supports such as senior centers, human services and transportation so older adults can “continue to live as independently as possible and contribute to the life and the brighter vibrancy of our community.”
Valerie, identified in the meeting as a participant in the proclamation discussion, said the county “is here to help support, if anybody, has experienced or knows what that might be experiencing.”
No formal follow-up action or specific new funding was recorded in the provided transcript for the proclamation.
