Join us in commemorating World Elder Abuse Awareness Day (WEAAD) on June 15. This global event provides an opportunity to raise awareness and promote education on the issue of elder abuse, neglect, and exploitation.
The Commit to Connect initiative, aimed at reducing social isolation and loneliness and promoting social connections, is hosting two events this month. Join Commit to Connect on April 19 for a Peer-to-Peer Exchange focused on outreach, specifically finding and engaging participants for social isolation and loneliness programs.
This webinar is part of an HSRC series on partnerships between systems so older adults, people with disabilities, and people experiencing homelessness can access all resources and ultimately have stable housing in the community. The webinar will explore the formation and operation of a partnership between the regional task force on homelessness; the county government division on aging and independence services and divisions on health; and other community-based organizations.
Health Management Associates (HMA) is hosting a webinar designed to help states and other stakeholders understand the section 1115 parameters and that will provide insight to states, local government, carceral care settings and providers on how to best plan for implementing such services. The webinar is a response to CMS' recent approval of California's section 1115 request to cover targeted healthcare services for incarcerated individuals 90 days before release.
The webinar will be held on Thursday, April 6 at 2:00 p.m. ET.
During this webinar, participants will learn about the efforts of two ACL Alzheimer’s Disease Programs Initiative grantees to create sustainable dementia programs. The various aspects of community, organizational and financial sustainability will be explored. Specific strategies and methods will be discussed, including the use of outcomes data, organizational fit, potential models and funding sources to sustain programs. Challenges will also be shared to highlight areas needing further exploration, analysis and pitfalls to avoid. At the end of the webinar, attendees will be able to:
This webinar will feature panelists with lived experience and the professionals who support them sharing their experiences with the Pennsylvania Developmental Disabilities Council’s projects to increase self-direction in housing for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. The projects were designed to compel systemic change through individual experiences that demonstrate the power of resources being directed by the person with the guidance and support they need to find and make a home of their own.
SAR-TAC, the self-advocacy resource and technical assistance center funded by ACL and managed by Self-Advocates Becoming Empowered (SABE) is hosting a new webinar series on accessibility and writing in plain language. The first webinar in the series is intended for government and nonprofits. The webinar will serve as a general overview of accessible formats, plain language, and basic principles for accessible writing. The webinar will also include a question and answer portion.
This webinar will be held on Monday, April 17 from 4:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. ET.
ACL’s Office of Nutrition and Health Promotion Programs is hosting a webinar to explore creative ways to fundraise for senior nutrition programs. Attendees will learn how fundraising contributes to a sustainable program. The webinar will also explore how to identify and evaluate fundraising activities and their target audiences as well as how to develop community relationships and partnerships.
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Elder mistreatment cases are often complex, and contextual and cultural variations impact elder mistreatment perceptions and responses. These factors may create challenges in identifying and navigating appropriate remedies and responses. Recommended interventions vary based on the type, severity, and context of abuse as well as the goals, preferences, and values of the older adult who has experienced harm.
This webinar is hosted by NCOA’s Equity in Aging Collaborative, as a part of its webinar series “Turning the Tide on Economic Security in the Later Years,” with support from RRF Foundation for Aging. The National Alliance to End Homelessness, SAGE, and Serving Seniors based in San Diego, California will share information about how the national housing and affordability crisis is impacting people as they age- particularly older adults of color in communities across the country. Within this moderated panel discussion, attendees will learn not only about the reasons many adult
