Elder Abuse Prevention
Elder Abuse Prevention
Region 3B Area Agency on Aging has been instrumental in the development of an elder abuse coalition with a goal of increasing community awareness, coordination of prevention and education activities, and increase reporting of elder abuse in Calhoun and Barry counties. The Calhoun County Elder Abuse Prevention Coalition has grown to more than 90 members representing financial services, senior service providers, law enforcement, adult protective services, advocacy organization, legal services and private sector business leaders.
Thousands of cases of elder abuse are likely to occur each year in Calhoun County, like any other community of our size. Shocked? Almost everyone is. Elder abuse often goes unreported. In fact, only a small fraction of elder abuse incidents are reported each year, leaving the victims at the mercy of their abusers.
