World Elder Abuse Awareness Day
World Elder Abuse Awareness Day | 2024
WEAAD is commemorated on June 15th every year – The day is an opportunity for people or organizations to take action to protect older people by raising awareness about elder abuse, why it occurs, and what we can do to stop it. We can act collectively to support justice for all.
WEAAD is a way to renew our commitment to preserving the rights of older adults – including the basic human right to live with dignity, free from abuse and neglect.
Across South Carolina, community partners are joining one another in solidarity to support older adults aging peacefully and respectfully in our state every Wednesday in June. Put on your purple and join us at the events listed below
Find Out More
Elder Financial Abuse
National Center on Elder Abuse (NCEA) Website
World Elder Abuse Awareness Day (WEAAD) Website
WEAAD Events Across South Carolina
WEAAD WEDNESDAYS ARE HERE!
Please see the events below for World Elder Abuse Awareness
WEAAD EVENTS HAPPENING IN JUNE
Across South Carolina, community partners are joining one another in solidarity to support older adults aging peacefully and respectfully in our state every Wednesday in June. Put on your purple and join us:
June 8th at 12:00 pm: Statewide Virtual Resource Fair
- Register here to join us virtually!
- Hosted by SC Safe Seniors
June 15th at 9:00 am: SC WEAAD Walk and Proclamation
- Register here to attend in person!
- Starts at SC Department of Social Services State Office, 1535 Confederate Ave, Columbia, SC
June 15th at 10:00 am: WEAAD Educational Fun Day (Appalachian Region)
- Hosted by Appalachian Council Of Governments Ombudsman Program
- Gaffney Senior Center, 499 W Rutledge Ave, Gaffney, SC 29341
June 22nd from 10:00 am – 12:00 pm: "WEAAD: Be the Light in a Dark World”
- A multidisciplinary training co-hosted by SC Respite Coalition and SC Dept. on Aging empowering community members to advocate for vulnerable adults in their own neighborhoods. Participants will learn about support systems for caregivers throughout South Carolina, volunteerism and advanced directives.
- Register here to join virtually!
June 29th SC Elder Abuse Responses and Resources: A Conference for Law enforcement, Victim Advocates and First Responder Chaplains" Event
*This is the final event of “SC World Elder Abuse Awareness Day (WEAAD) Wednesdays”
Registration Check-In: 9am - 9:30am
Event Start Time: 9:30am
Event End Time: 3:30pm
Location: Columbia International University, William H Jones Center, 7435 Monticello Road, Columbia, SC
A special thank you to the Better Business Bureau and All About Seniors
for their continued support of this event
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