Linda Kincaid presented two posters at the 2013 American Public Health Association conference in Boston. The posters focused on elder abuse by Public Guardians and private conservators.
She writes that she left her safety consultant career after her mother was taken from her home, isolated, and imprisoned by an abusive conservator. “Law enforcement, government agencies, and the court failed to protect the victim’s rights. The District Attorney said the situation was ‘nothing out of the ordinary.’ Many other families tell similar stories of loved ones taken from their homes, imprisoned and isolated, and estates rapidly depleted.”
Kincaid is now a full-time advocate for civil rights of the elderly and disabled.
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Linda Kincaid, MPH'01
10 comments:
As they should be!
Congratulations, Linda. You help so many people and I am glad to see you recognized for your efforts.
Linda, you're the best!
Very much deserved, Linda!
Applause and Standing Ovation Linda, thank you for your efforts, for being the voice for those who have been silenced, including your Mother.
Linda's progress is very inspiring to me both as an advocate and as a person always looking for signs of hope.
Cool!
You go gettem girl! I'm one of your biggest cheerleaders. Little by little, with the help of advocates like yourself and the many others who care, one day, we'll beat this monster to a pulp!!!
I'm so happy to see Linda be recognized. She deserves it for all she does.
Congratulations Linda! This is everyone's problem. These people deserve to be enjoying the fruits of their labors, however they choose, take vacations, and enjoy life with family, as intended, instead of being subjected to this abuse. Society suffers. With depleted assets, these people will not be able to support their charities, make planned donations to alma maters, do volunteer work. Please continue the fight. We will all be 65+ sooner or later. Our wills, trusts and POA must be able to stand up against the perpetrators of this abuse, so our wishes are honored. Thank you again.
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