A documentary produced by the Stanislaus County communications department tells how two scam artists were not able to cash an elders check and later were convicted. The documentary includes interviews with Emmy Award-winning actress and senior advocate Doris Roberts and national experts on elder abuse.
The half-hour film will be shown at the Gallo Center for the Arts on Thursday, March 12 at 6:00pm. to launch a public education project and introduce the nonprofit Stanislaus County Senior Foundation, a group formed to supplement dwindling resources for seniors.
One hundred DVDs were produced for showing "Secrets in America" at senior centers, retirement communities, churches and other venues. Community groups or nonprofit organizations can get a copy for free.
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Film shines light on elder abuse - Stories shared in hope of sparing others
The half-hour film will be shown at the Gallo Center for the Arts on Thursday, March 12 at 6:00pm. to launch a public education project and introduce the nonprofit Stanislaus County Senior Foundation, a group formed to supplement dwindling resources for seniors.
One hundred DVDs were produced for showing "Secrets in America" at senior centers, retirement communities, churches and other venues. Community groups or nonprofit organizations can get a copy for free.
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Film shines light on elder abuse - Stories shared in hope of sparing others
This is goood -- any attention we can get for abuse of the elderly helps. Now, the challenge is to get them to understand that the abuse also comes from the court system.
ReplyDeleteIt is amazing. Elder advocacy appears to be promoted by every state but lack of effective action tells the real story.
ReplyDeleteI applaud their efforts for exposing the different scams and con games specifically targeting elderly, vulnerable adults.
ReplyDeleteBut, as Paul Harvey would say, now for the rest of the story:
APS and the guardianship system is perceived by many to be the safety net, the best or only answer to help those who cannot help themselves.
This perception in the majority of cases is false; it is a smokescreen which gets the victim trapped in the court systems web of those who profit from the guardianship racket.
I agree, Helen. But, the more elder advocacy is at least promoted, the wider opens the door for action.
ReplyDeleteWish I could attend this event. I am glad to see Doris Roberts included. She is a strong advocate for the elderly.
ReplyDeleteI guess this documentary is helpful, but it misses a huge part of the elder abuse problem.
ReplyDeleteThe more exposure this topic gets, the more likely there would be some action in protecting our parents and grandparents that are in assisted living homes.
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