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Things You Can Do In Your Community

Anyone can act to improve the safety of elders in their community and raise awareness about the problem of elder abuse.  Here are some ideas.

• 10 Things Anyone Can Do (MS Word doc)
• Community Factsheet  - “Elder Abuse Prevention” (MS Word doc, 2 legal size pages)

Downloadable Materials For Raising Awareness About Elder Abuse And Neglect

• Printable "Imagine A World Without Elder Abuse" Posters 

 You are welcome to download these PDF files to print and distribute these posters.

• 8.5" x 11" "Imagine a world" poster (1.02 MB)
• 11" x 17" "Imagine a world" poster (1.59 MB)
• 24" x 36" "Imagine a world" poster (3.9 MB)

 These files require Adobe Reader.

• "Home for the Holidays" What to look for during your annual visit to elderly relatives by Mary Twomey, MSW
• Red Flags of Elder Abuse bookmarks, front  and Red Flags of Elder Abuse bookmarks, back (pdf)
• Tip Sheet on Preventing Elder Abuse and Neglect  Developed for the American Geriatrics Society Foundation for Health in Aging
• “Red Flags of Elder Abuse” handout (MS Word)