Skip to main content You are connected to event: SafetySupportandSolidarity Default 18 Verdana White Black THIS IS A CAPTION TEST. THIS IS A CAPTION TEST. THIS IS A CAPTION TEST. THIS IS A CAPTION TEST. THIS IS A CAPTION TEST. THIS IS A CAPTION TEST. THIS IS A CAPTION TEST. THIS IS A CAPTION TEST. THIS IS A CAPTION TEST. THIS IS A CAPTION TEST. THIS IS A CAPTION TEST. THIS IS A CAPTION TEST. THIS IS A CAPTION TEST. THIS IS A CAPTION TEST. THIS IS A CAPTION TEST. THIS IS A CAPTION TEST. THIS IS A CAPTION TEST. THIS IS A CAPTION TEST. THIS IS A CAPTION TEST. THIS IS A CAPTION TEST. THIS IS A CAPTION TEST. THIS IS A CAPTION TEST. THIS IS A CAPTION TEST. THIS IS A CAPTION TEST. THIS IS A CAPTION TEST. THIS IS A CAPTION TEST. THIS IS A CAPTION TEST. THIS IS A CAPTION TEST. >>> BEFORE WE BEGIN I WILL PROVIDE A BRIEF ZOOM OVERVIEW. ASL INTERFACE IS BEING PROVIDED BY BOBBY AND KELLY. THANK YOU BOTH FOR SUPPORTING. SPANISH IS BEING PROVIDE BY LUIS. THANK YOU. TO ACCESS THE AUDIO CLICK ON THE GLOBE ICON AT THE BOTTOM OF THE SCREEN SELECT THE LANGUAGE FROM THE LIST OF AVAILABLE CHANNELS. WITH IN THAT YOU ALSO HAVE THE OPTION TO MUTE THE ORIGINAL AUDIO IF THAT'S HELPFUL. FOR LIVE ENGLISH AND SPANISH CAPTIONS I AM SENDING TWO LINKS IN THE CHAT NOW. TO SEND MESSAGES CLICK ON THE CHAT ICON AT THE BOTTOM OF THE SCREEN SELECT WHO YOU WOULD LIKE TO SEND YOUR MESSAGE TO. I DIDN'T ASK ABOUT THE QUESTION AND A. DID YOU WANT TO FUNNEL ALL THE QUESTIONS THROUGH THE CHAT? >> I THINK WE CAN USE THE Q&A JUST TO MAKE SURE THAT WE DON'T LOOSE QUESTIONS IN THE CHAT. >> ABSOLUTELY. ALL RIGHT. SO FOR ALL QUESTIONS IF YOU CAN PLEASE SUBMIT THOSE IN THE Q&A WHERE YOU CAN ALSO SUBMIT THEM PRIVATELY IF THAT'S HELPFUL TO YOU. LASTLY IF YOU ARE EXPERIENCING ANY TECHNOLOGY ISSUES REACH OUT TO ME IN THE CHAT OR THE EMAIL AND I WILL TROUBLE SHOOT WITH YOU AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE. THANK YOU AGAIN FOR JOINING US AND I WILL TURN IT OVER TO VICTORIA. >> CHRISTOPHER, I JUST SEE BEFORE WE GET STARTED THAT THERE IS A MESS AIM IN THE CHAT ASKING IF THERE IS AN API TOKEN FOR TODAY'S MEETING FOR THE CAPTIONING. ARE YOU ABLE TO SPEAK TO THAT? >> YES. ABSOLUTELY. I SEND IT BY EMAIL. LET ME DROP THAT IN THE CHAT. THANK YOU FOR THE HEADS UP. >> GREAT. OKAY. WELCOME EVERYBODY TO OUR WEBINAR TODAY. STRENGTH, SAFETY AND SUPPORT. ADDRESSING ABUSE IN LATER LIFE AMONG LATINO, LATINA ELDERS. I'M EXCITED TO BE JOINED BY PATRICIA AND WE'LL INTRODUCE OURSELVES IN A MOMENT. WE'RE EXCITED ABOUT TALK ABOUT THIS IMPORTANT ISSUE AND ADDRESSING THE COMMUNITY. SO, WE WILL GET STARTED AND HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TODAY TO JUST REALLY HAVE THIS BE A CONVERSATION TYPE WEBINAR, USING CHAT SO WE WANT YOUR INTERACTION, WANT YOUR ENGAGEMENT AS WE TALK MORE ABOUT THIS ISSUE. SO BEFORE WE GET STARTED WE DO HAVE TO PROVIDE THIS DISCLAIMER. IT PROJECT WAS PROVIDED BY THE GRANT NUMBER YOU SEE ON THE SCREEN WHICH WAS AWARDED BY THE OFFICE ON VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN. THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE AND THE OPINIONS, FINDINGS, CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS IN THIS WEBINAR ARE THOSE OF THE AUTHOR AND DO NOT NECESSARILY REFLECT THE VIEWS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, THE OFFICE ON VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN. JUST A FEW NOTES ON HOUSE KEEPING. THERE ARE LIVE CAPTIONS AND SUBTITLES THAT YOU CAN USE. ATTENDEES YOU CAN ENABLE OR DISABLE CAPTIONS BY CLICKING THE CC THAT'S ON YOUR TOOL BAR OR LIVE TRANSCRIPT BUTTON IN THE CONTROL PANEL. IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS PLEASE USE THE Q&A FEATURE TO SUBMIT YOUR QUESTIONS TO US AS PRESENTERS. WE JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE WE CAPTURE THEM IN THE Q&A AND THE WEBINAR IS BEING RECORDED SO EVERYBODY WILL RECEIVE A LINK TO THE RECORDING AFTER WE COMPLETE THE WEBINAR TODAY. SO NOW WE WILL TAKE A MOMENT TO INTRODUCE OURSELVES AS PRESENTERS. LY START AND THEN PASS IT OFF. I'M VICTORIA FERGUSON YOUNG. I'M THE VICTIM SERVICES COORDINATOR FOR THE NATIONAL CLEARING HOUSE ON ABUSE IN LATER LIFE WHICH IS KNOWN AS NCALL. IN THAT ROLE I PROVIDE TRAINING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO OUR GRANTEES WHO -- AND THEIR VICTIM SERVICES AND DIRECT SERVICES THAT THEY PROVIDE TO OLDER ADULT VICTIMS OF VIOLENCE. I WILL PASS THINGS OVER TO PATRICIA. >> THANK YOU VICTORIA. GOOD GOOD AFTERNOON EVERYBODY. MY NAME IS PATRICIA EMMANUELLI I'M A SENIOR MANAGER OF TRAINING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AT ESPERANZA UNITED. A LOT -- I WORK A LOT ON THE -- ON VARIOUS GRANTS BUT MAINLY WITH FUNDING OF HHS AND OBW. I'M ALWAYS HAPPY TO CONNECT WITH FOLKS AND, YOU KNOW, EVEN IF IT'S TO BE LIKE A THOUGHT PARTNER OR WE HAVE QUESTIONS OR JUST CURIOUS PLEASE FEEL FREE TO REACH OUT. I HOPE YOU ENJOY THE INFORMATION WE WILL BE SHARING TODAY AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO CONTINUING TO CONNECT AND JUST LEARNING FROM EACH OTHER. >> ABSOLUTELY. THANK YOU SO MUCH PATRICIA. SO I WILL TAKE JUST A MOMENT TO TELL YOU A BIT MORE ABOUT NCALL, THE NATIONAL CLEARING HOUSE ON ABUSE IN LATER LIFE. NCALL IS THE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE PROVIDER FOR THE OFFICE ON VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN ABUSE IN LATER LIFE GRANT PROGRAM. SO SINCE 1999 WE HAVE BEEN THE ONLY NATIONAL ORGANIZATION THAT PROVIDES TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, TRAINING AND CONSULTATION ON THE SPEAKER SECTION OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, SEXUAL ASSAULT AND ELDER ABUSE. WE ARE A NATIONAL PROJECT WITH FIVE STAFF MEMBERS YOU SEE ON THE SCREEN WE HAVE OUR MISSION STATEMENT WHERE WE ARE COMMITTED TO CREATING A WORLD THAT RESPECTS THE DIGNITY OF OLDER ADULTS AND ENHANCES THE QUALITY OF LIFE OF OLDER VICTIMS AND SURVIVORS OF ABUSE. WE DO THIS WORK BY ENGAGING COMMUNITIES TO FOSTER A COLLABORATIVE, INCLUSIVE, SURVIVOR CENTERED RESPONSE TO ABUSE IN LATER LIFE. WE ARE REALLY FORTUNATE TO WORK WITH SO MANY COMMUNITIES THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY AND TO ALSO PARTNER WITH GREAT ORGANIZATIONS TO PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION AND TRAINING ABOUT ABUSE IN LATER LIFE. I WILL TURN THINGS OVER TO PATRICIA TO TELL US ABOUT ESPERANZA UNITED. >> AND VERY SIMILAR TO THE WORK THAT NCALL DOES WITH COMMUNITIES AND JUST FOSTERING THAT CARE AND THAT, YOU KNOW WORK THAT SURVIVORS CENTERED I THINK THAT THE MOST -- THE THING I LIKE TO HIGHLIGHT THE MOST ABOUT OUR ORGANIZATION WAS THE WAY IT WAS FOUNDED T WAS A SMALL GROUP LIKE FOUR OR LIVE LATINAS WHO MET AND GOT OTT BECAUSE THEY WERE LISTENING TO OTHER SURVIVORS SAYING THEY DON'T HAVE ACCESS TO MEANINGFUL SERVICES IN A LANGUAGE THEY PREFERRED, IN THIS CASE BEING SPANISH. WE HAVE CHANGED FROM 1982 FROM A SMALL BUT MIGHTY TEAM IN THE TWIN CITIES OF MINNESOTA WHICH CONTINUES TO DO IT'S WORK SO WHEN YOU THINK ABOUT ESPERANZA UNITED WE ARE POSITIONED UNIQUELY IN THAT WE STILL DO LOCAL WORK. WE STILL HAVE OUR SHELTER OPEN SINCE 1982 AND WE NOW DO ALL THIS WONDERFUL WORK AT A NATIONAL -- AT THE NATIONAL LEVEL AS A RESOURCE CENTER AND ALONG WITH WHAT VICTORIA WAS SAYING JUST HAVING A WONDERFUL OPPORTUNITY TO COLLABORATE WITH FOLKS WHO ARE TRULY INTERESTED IN EXPANDING THEIR SERVICES AND FINDING WAYS TO BE INCLUSIVE AND TO PROVIDE SERVICES TO COMMUNITIES THAT MAY BE UNDECEIVED OR MAYBE EXPERIENCING BARRIERS AND I JUST HEARD SOMEONE SAY LET'S TALK ABOUT LOW BARRIERS OR LESS BARRIERS BECAUSE CURRENTLY IT'S KIND OF HARD TO ELIMINATE SOME OF THE BARRIERS BUT I THINK WE CAN DEFINITELY MAKE THEM A LITTLE BIT LOWER TO MAKE SERVICES MORE ACCESSIBLE AND MEANINGFUL AND LIKE VICTORIA SAID, AND A LOT OF US SAY SURVIVOR CENTERED. >> WE'LL GO RIGHT INTO LEARNING OBJECTIVES. VICTORIA I APOLOGIZE. I'M NOT SURE IF I'M ABLE TO MOVE THE SLIDES. IF WE -- THERE WE GO. THANK YOU. SO TODAY, YOU KNOW, I -- THE WAY THAT I LIKE TO HAVE THESE CONVERSATIONS. WE COULD BE A LITTLE LIMITED WITH THE PLATFORM BUT PLEASE USE THE Q&A, PLEASE -- IF THAT'S NOT YOUR PREFERRED WAY OF CONNECTING GET OUR CONTACT INFORMATION THAT WE WILL BE SURE TO SHARE TOWARD THE END AND CONNECT WITH US. FOR THIS TIME TOGETHER WE WILL BE TALKING ABOUT IDENTIFYING AND DEFINING ABUSE IN LATER LIFE INCLUDING ITS FORMS AND IT'S DYNAMICS, RECOGNIZE HOW LATINA ELDERS ARE -- CULTURAL IDENTITY SHAPES THEIR EXPERIENCE OF ABUSE AND HELP SEEKING BEHAVIORS, DISCUSS STRATEGIES FOR EFFECTIVELY REACHING AND SEVENNING LATINA ELDER SURVIVORS WHO EXPERIENC ABUSE AND IMPLEMENT THOSE STRATEGIES RIGHT FOR COLLABORATION WITH COMMUNITY PARTNERS TO BETTER SERVE OLDER LATINA ADULTS. NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE. WE WILL START OFF OUR CONVERSATION WITH A BRIEF POLL. OUR FIRST QUESTION -- YES, THANK YOU. HAVE YOU WORKED WITH OLDER ADULTS IN THE DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, SEXUAL ASSAULT OR STALKING FIELD? IT LOOKS LIKE MOST OF YOU ALL HAVE AND SOME OF YOU HAVE NOT SO WELCOME AND PLEASE WELL FREE TO REACH OUT. THEN WE CAN GO INTO THE SECOND QUESTION, THE SECOND POLL QUESTION. AND THE SECOND QUESTION WOULD BE DOES YOUR ORGANIZATION HAVE POLICIES AND PROCEDURES IN PLACE TO MEET THE NEEDS OF OLDER LATINA SURVIVORS? ALL RIGHT. IT LOOK LIKE SOME OF YOU DO AND THEN OTHERS DO NOT HAVE THOSE POLICIES AND PROCEDURES IN PLACE AND I WILL JUST DO A QUICK LITTLE PLUG. NCALL AND ESPERANZA ARE BOTH TECHNICAL SUPPORT PROVIDERS SO IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO HAVE SUPPORT, SHARE YOUR POLICIES WITH US AND WE CAN PRO-- YOU KNOW MOST OF THE TIME I'M LIKE THIS IS REALLY GREAT POLICY. YOU HAVE THE GROUND WORK DONE. WE CAN DO THAT AS WELL. WE CAN GO ONTO THE NEXT SLIDE WHICH I BELIEVE I WILL PASS IT BACK TO VICTORIA. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU ALL FOR PARTICIPATING IN THE POLLS IT'S SO HELPFUL TO KNOW THAT MANY OF YOU ARE SERVING OLDER ADIFFICULTS. AS WE GET STARTED I JUST WANT TO TAKE SOME TIME TO SET THE FRAMEWORK ABOUT ABUSE IN LATER LIFE AND JUST TALK MORE ABOUT EXACTLY WHAT IT IS. YOU SEE THERE'S A DEFINITION ON THE SCREEN HERE AND ITS THAT ABUSE IN LATER LIFE IS THE WILLFUL ABUSE, NEGLECT, ABANDONMENT OR FINANCIAL EXPLOITATION OF AN OLDER ADIFFICULT THAT'S DONE BY SOMEONE IN AN ON GOING TRUST BASED RELATIONSHIP WITH THE VICTIM. SO, TO TALK A LITTLE MORE ABOUT THAT ABUSE IN LATER LIFE REFERS TO -- ADULTS WHO ARE AGED 50 AND OLDER. SO, IT'S A BIT MORE OF A BROAD AGE RANGE THERE FOR MANY STATES MAY SAY OLDER ADULTS ARE 60 BUT ABUSE REFERS TO THOSE WHO ARE 50 AND OLDER ATTEMPT REFERS TO THE INTERSECTION OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, SEXUAL ASSAULT, ELDER ABUSE, STALKING, AND EXPLOITATION AND ESPECIALLY FINANCIAL THERE. WE DO KNOW THAT OLDER ADULTS OFTEN MUCH MORE LIKELY TO BE -- TO EXPERIENCE NEGLECT AND ALSO FINANCIAL EXPLOITATION SO THAT IS A TYPE OF ABUSE THAT'S MORE PREVALENT IN OLDER ADULTS. ABUSE IN LATER LIFE IS A CRITICAL YET OVERLOOKED ISSUE. IT REALLY THREATENS THE HEALTH OF OLDER ADULTS, THEIR SAFETY, BUT IT'S VERY MUCH SO UNDER REPORTED. AS THE POPULATION AGES AS MORE AND MORE ADULTS LIVING LONGER AND THE OLDER ADULT POPULATION IS GROWING THERE ARE MORE OLDER ADULTS WHO WILL UNFORTUNATELY EXPERIENCE ABUSE. MOST OF THESE CASES REMAIN UNDER IDENTIFIED AND UNDER REPORTED SO THAT MEANS FOR US AS SERVICE PROVIDERS OUR WORK AND THE NEEDS OF SERVICES FOROLDER ADULT IS ONLY GOING TO INCREASE IT'S IMPORTANT TO BE EQUIPPED AS ADVOCATES AND SERVICE PROVIDERS WITH THE TOOLS, THE INSIGHTS, TO REALLY SUPPORT THE NEEDS OF OLDER ADULT VICTIMS. ALSO, IT'S IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT ABUSE IN LATER LIFE DOES NOT INCLUDE STRANGER SCAMS OR SWEET HEART SCAMS THAT OLDER ADULTS MAY EXPERIENCE. OFTEN IT'S THOUGHT THAT FALL UNDER THE UMBRELLA BUT IT'S NOT SOMETHING WE FOCUS ON. IT FOCUSES ON THE RELATIONSHIP, THE ON EXCEPTIONS ARE SEXUAL AND RAPE. IT'S IMPORTANT TO NOTE THE FACTORS OF STALKING AND SEXUAL ASSAULT WHEN IT COMES TO ABUSE IN LATER LIFE. MANY SERVICE PROVIDERS AND JUST MANY IN THE GENERAL PUBLIC THINK THOSE AREN'T TYPES OF VIOLENCE THAT OLDER ADULTS FACE. THAT OLDER ADULTS RARELY OR HARDLY EVER VICTIMS OF RAPE OR SEXUAL ASSAULT OR NOT STALKED BUT ACTUALLY, YOU KNOW, IT'S MORE COMMON THAN MANY MAY THINK AS WELL AS DOMESTIC VIOLENCE THAT HAPPENS THROUGH INTIMATE PARTNER RELATIONSHIPS, YOU KNOW THAT AN OLDER ADIFFICULT MAY BE A AN OLDER ADULT MAY BE A PART OF WHEN WE TALK ABOUT THE TYPES OF RELATIONSHIPS WE ARE REFERRING TO ARE THOSE LIKE A SPOUSE, INTIMATE PARTNER, ADULT CHILD, ADULT GRANDCHILD, A NEIGHBOR, FRIEND, BUT WHEN THERE IS THAT TRUST BASED RELATIONSHIP IS REALLY WHAT WE'RE SPEAKING TO. A FEW STATS I DO WANT TO SHARE TO JUST REPEAT THE SEVERITY OF THE ISSUE IS THAT TWO THIRDS OF ELDER ABUSE VICTIMS ARE WOMEN. WE SEE THERE ARE MANY MORE WOMEN THAN MEN WHO ARE VICTIMS OF ABUSE IN LATER LIFE. FIVE MILLION OLDER ADULTS ARE ACTUALLY ESTIMATED TO EXPERIENCE ABUSE, NEGLECT, OR EXPLOITATION EVERY YEAR. AGAIN THIS IS REALLY A TRULY UNDER REPORTED AND UNDERREPRESENTED ISSUE THAT IS REALLY AFFECTING OUR SOCIETY AND OLDER ADULTS. AND, I WANT TO PEAK SO IT BEING UNDER REPORTED FOR EVERY ONE INCIDENT THAT TAKES PLACE OF ABUSE IN LATER LIFE THERE ARE NEARLY 24 CASES THAT GO UNDETECTED TO ITS LIKE THAT ICEBERG CASE. THERE'S ONE CASE THAT COMES UP BUT MANY MORE ARE HAPPENING UNDERNEATH THE SERVICE. SO, TO WRAP THINGS UP AS I TALK -- ON ABUSE IN LATER LIFE THE VARIOUS FORMS THAT WE ARE REFERRING TO OTHER PHYSICAL, EMOTIONAL AND MENTAL, FINANCIAL IMPLEMENTATION, NEGLECT, SEXUAL ABUSE AND STALKING. IT IS REALLY A MORE EXPANSIVE DEFINITION THAN MANY ARE FAMILIAR WITH OR USED TO AND SO FOR OLDER ADULTS IT REALLY JUST WANT TO HIGHLIGHT THE TYPES OF ABUSE THAT THEY ARE FACING AND HOW IMPORTANT IT IS FOR US TO RECOGNIZE AND BE ABLE TO ADDRESS THEM. I WILL TURN THINGS BACK OVER TO PATRICIA. >> THANK YOU AND THANK YOU FOR SHARE ALL THAT INFORMATION AND THOSE STATS WHICH IS LIKE A PERFECT TRANSITION TO WHEN WE, YOU KNOW, ADD A -- ADAN IDENTITY TO THIS ISSUE WHICH IS THE LATINA COMMUNITY IN THE UNITED STATES. YOU KNOW HIS FOR COUNTRY UNDECEIVED COMMUNITIES EXPERIENCE HEIGHTENED OR COMPOUNDED BARRIERS AND ALREADY BY BEING AN ELDER INDIVIDUAL YOU ARE EXPERIENCING WARE BARRIERS DUE TO YOUR AGE, RIGHT? NOW BECAUSE YOU ARE A LATINA ELDER YOU ARE -- THOSE BARRIER THAT YOU ARE EXPERIENCING ARE EVEN -- ARE COMPOUNDED NOW SO THEY JUST GET MORE COMPLICATED. SO, LIKE MANY RESEARCH THAT IS TIED TO CERTAIN COMMUNITIES IT'S REALLY -- IT'S ACTUALLY NOT -- I SAID RESEARCH BUT WHAT I WANT TO SAY IS LIKE IT'S UNDER RESEARCH RIGHT? THERE'S VERY LIMITED DATA TO AROUND THIS ISSUE WITH IN THE LATINA COMMUNITY. WE JUST -- WE JUST KNOW BY EXPERIENCES AND WITH OTHER COMMUNITIES AND IDENTITIES THAT, YOU KNOW, THERE'S ALREADY LIKE A THRESHOLD, RIGHT OF LIKE YOU ARE GOING TO EXPERIENCE -- THERE ARE BARRIERS THAT FOLKS EXPERIENCE DUE TO -- IT COULD BE SOCIO ECONOMIC STATUS, WHERE THEY LIVE AND WORK. NOW BRINGING IN YOUR IDENTITY OF LIKE YOUR RACE OR ETHNICITY THAT COMPOUNDS THOSE BARRIERS. SO, YOU KNOW, I THINK IT'S -- IT'S VERY DIFFICULT TO ESTIMATE THE EXACT PREFERRED LANCE WITH IN THE COMMAND. I WILL SHARE SOME OF THE BARRIER THAT FOLKS EXPERIENCE. YOU KNOW, LIMITED ENGLISH PROEFFICIENCY IS ONE OF THE BARRIERS. ECONOMIC INSECURITY WHEN WE LOOK AT, AGAIN, SOCIO ECONOMIC STATUS THE LATINA COMMUNITY IS ON THE LOWER BRACKETS OF THOSE LEVELS, RIGHT? SO, OR THE -- OR A VERY BIG NUMBER OF THEM ARE. WE TALKED ABOUT THE NEIGHBORHOODS, OR THE AREAS THAT THEY LIVE IN. THERE IS ALSO LIKE MORE TIED TO CULTURE LIKE JUST LIKE A TRADITION TO, YOU KNOW, RESOLVING CONFLICT WITH IN THE FAMILY CIRCLE OR THE IMMEDIATE FAMILY AND NOT NECESSARILY DISCLOSING TO FOLK S IN SYSTEMS OR DIRECT SERVICE PROVIDERS BECAUSE WE KIND OF LIKE JUST -- WE -- WE WORK ON IT WITH IN OUR FAMILY CIRCLES. IT COULD BE A RISK OR A PROTECTIVE FACTOR. THERE CAN BE A LOT OF, YOU KNOW, MISTRUST AROUND LAW ENFORCEMENT. IT DOESN'T HAVE TO NECESSARILY BE EXPERIENCES HERE IN THE UNITED STATES. IT CAN BE EXPERIENCES BASED ON EXPERIENCES FROM THEIR COUNTRY OF ORIGIN. THIS MAY -- SUPPRESS THE REPORTING OF THIS TYPE OF ABUSE. SIMILARLY TO WHAT VICTORIA SAID -- YOU KNOW EMOTIONAL ABUSE AND FINANCIAL EXPLOITATION ARE TWO OF THE MOST FREQUENTLY REPORTED FORMS OF ABUSE. NEGLECT, IT CAN BE -- IT CAN BE INTENTIONAL AND I ALWAYS LIKE TO EXPLORE THIS CONVERSATION WITH FOLKS THAT ARE PROVIDING DIRECT SERVICE TO INDIVIDUALS WITH IN THIS -- IN THIS POINT OF THEIR LIFE BECAUSE I HAVE -- I HAVE HEARD A LOT. LIKE IT CAN BE DUE TO LACK OF RESOURCES AND THEN IT CAN BE DEFINITELY A POWER AND CONTROL DYNAMIC THAT CAN OFTEN PERSIST FOR DECADES. SO, JUST -- LOOKING AT THOSE THINGS WITH IN THE CONTEXT OR THE PERSPECTIVE AS -- AS BEING SOMEONE WHO IDENTITIES AS A LATI NA INDIVIDUAL. NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE. SO LIKE KIND OF A -- LIKE HOW I WAS SAYING SOME OF THOSE RISK FACTORS IS A SENSE OF ISOLATION JUST SO THAT -- I THINK OF THIS, YOU KNOW, OF THIS -- PERSONAL SITUATION. MY DAD WHO IS 75 YEARS OLD. HE LIVES ALONE IN PUERTO RICO AND MYSELF AND MY SIBLINGS WE ALL LIVE IN THE UNITED STATES AND SO, WE OFTEN ARE, YOU KNOW EXPLORING WAYS TO MINIMIZE THE ISOLATION THAT HE EXPERIENCES BEING ALONE IN PUERTO RICO, RESPECTING HIS INDEPENDENCE THAT HE -- THAT'S WHERE HE WANTS TO BE AND WHERE HE WANTS TO LIVE SO WE KIND OF LIKE JUST HELP HIM -- WE STAY CONNECTED WITH HIM WE ENSURE HE IS BUILDING COMMUNITY AND STAYINGCONNECTED WITH NETWORKS AND HIS COMMUNITY IN HIS COUNTRY SO THOSE ARE JUST THINGS THAT, YOU KNOW, IT COULD BE A RISK FACTOR THAT FAMILY OR FRIENDS CAN IDENTITY BUT THEN WE CAN FIND WAYS TO SUPPORT LIKE TO MINIMIZE THE RISK AND THAT IS SOMETHING THAT WE CAN SEE WITH IN A LOT OF FAMILIES THAT DON'T LIVE WITH IN THE SAME STATE, COUNTRY, CITY, THEY CAN -- WE COULD BE SPREAD OUT ALL OVER, RIGHT? LANGUAGE BARRIER IS DEFINITELY A RISK. I ALWAYS, YOU KNOW, LIKE TO PREFACE THAT WE WOULD NOT FEEL COMFORTABLE IF WE -- IF WE KNOW A SECOND LANGUAGE AND WE'RE NOT COMPLETELY FLUENT IN IT WE WILL NOT FEEL COMFORTABLE IN SPEAK THAT LANGUAGE OR READING OR SIGNING PAPERWORK OR RECEIVING TIME SENSITIVE OR SENSITIVE MEDICAL RELATED INFORMATION IN THAT LANGUAGE. SO FOLKS HAVE A RIGHT TO RECEIVE THE INFORMATION IN A LANGUAGE THAT THEY PREFER OR THAT -- UNDERSTAND AND SO WE CAN SEE HOW JUST THAT RISK FACTOR OF LANGUAGE BARRIER IF WE ADD IN A GEOGRAPHIC AREA SO THAT IT'LL BE COMPOUNDED BECAUSE IF WE KNOW THAT FOLKS WHO LIVE IN RURAL COMMUNITIES EXPERIENCE LESS ACCESS TO SERVICES AND SO THESE ARE -- THESE ARE THING THAT JUST GET HEIGHTENED WITH BARRIER THAT ARE EXPERIENCED BY CERTAIN COMMUNITIES LIKE INDIVIDUALS WHO DO NOT SPEAK ENGLISH AS THEIR FIRST LANGUAGE. THEN LOOKING AT SOME OF OUR PROTECTIVE FACTORS. OUR SOCIAL NETWORKS KIND OF LIKE HOW I MENTIONED WITH MY OWN FAMILY AND FOLKS THAT HELP MY SIB WILLINGS AND I LOOK AFTER MY DAD WHILE WE'RE NOT THERE WITH HIM. THERE ARE FAITH COMMUNITIES, THERE IS A -- CULTURAL VALUES. THERE IS A VERY ROOTED VALUE IN RESPECT TO ELDERS THAT I WANT TO RECOGNIZE. IT DOESN'T ALWAYS PROTECT INDIVIDUALS IN THIS, YOU KNOW, TIME OF THEIR LIFE AND SO I ALWAYS LIKE TO, YOU KNOW, BE JUST TAKE A STEP BACK AND VIEW THINGS AS A WHOLE TO BETTER SUPPORT THE FOLKS THAT, YOU KNOW, I MAY BE WORKING WITH DIRECTLY. NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE. SO, HERE JUST ALONG THE SAME LININGS, RIGHT? WE LOOKED AT THOSE RISKS IN PROTECTIVE FACTORS AND THE BARRIERS TO SEEKING HELP ARE MOSTLY TIED TO THE RISK FACTORS. I CAN'T SAY IT ENOUGH. THE LANGUAGE. LANGUAGE ACCESS IS A BIG ONE. THE FEAR OF LOSING FAMILY AND THOSE CONNECTIONS BECAUSE WE ARE TRYING TO SOLVE IT WITH IN OUR FAMILY CIRCLE AND NOT ENGAGE WITH SYSTEMS TO GET OTHER PEOPLE WITH IN OUR FAMILY THAT ARE NEAR AND DEAR TO THEIR HEARTS IN TROUBLE AND TRYING TO HELP ELDER INDIVIDUALS IDENTITY LIKE, YOU KNOW, THEY AREN'T -- IF YOU REACH OUT FOR SUPPORT THEY AREN'T GOING TO GET IN TROUBLE BECAUSE YOU REACHED OUT FOR SUPPORT AND JUST HAVING THOSE CONVERSATIONS OF WHAT THIS LOOKS LIKE. A LOT OF CONCERNS AROUND IMMIGRATION STATUS, AND THEN TRANSPORTATION AND HEALTH CHALLENGES WHICH I THINK THAT TRANSPORTATION IS GOING TO BE A BIG ONE, RIGHT? THAT LIMITED ABILITY TO MOVE AROUND AS FREELY AS MAYBE THEY ONCE DID. IF THEY RELY ON SOMEONE ELSE TO TRANSPORT THEM TO APPOINTMENTS. IF THEY RELY ON A -- LIKE AN APPOINTMENT BASED TRANSPORTATION SERVICE OR IF THEY ARE JUST IN AN AREA WHERE, AGAIN, SERVICES ARE VERY LIMITED AND SO IT'S NOT EASY TO ACCESS. I JUST WANT TO CHECK REALLY QUICKLY AND SEE IF THERE IS ANY COMMENTS IN THE CHAT OR ANYTHING OR IN THE QA A. NO, JUST REMEMBER THOSE ARE THERE FOR YOU TO USE. YOU KNOW MANY LATINA ELDERS VALUE THAT FAMILY UNITY AND THEY MAY WORRY ABOUT THE CONSEQUENCES FOR LOVED ONES IF THEY DISCLOSE THE ABUSE AND THEN THE CONCERNS ABOUT INTERACTING WITH SYSTEMS SUCH AS MEDICAL PROVIDERS, POLICE OFFICERS, SOCIAL WORKERS, EVEN ADVOCATES, RIGHT? EVEN THE FOLK THAT ARE WORKING IN THOSE COMMUNITY BASED ORGANIZATIONS. BUILDING TRUST IS KEY. BEING TRANSPARENT, SETTING REALISTIC EXPECTATIONS. LETTING THEM KNOW THIS IS SOMETHING I LIKE TO BRING UP. WHAT ARE YOUR LIMITATIONS AROUND PRIVACY? I KNOW THAT IN MAYBE MOST STATES THERE'S SOMETHING ALONG THE LINES OF ABUSE OR NEGLECT OF A VULNERABLE ADULT THAT CAN IMPACT YOUR LIMITATIONS AND RAN PRIVACY AND WE WANT TO BE TRANSPARENT ABOUT THOSE THINGS AND KEEP THOSE THINGS IN THE FOREFRONT AND NOT BRING THOSE THINGS UP AFTER THEY LIKE -- OVER AND THEN YOU ARE LIKE ACTUALLY YOU KNOW WHAT? I'M A MANDATED REPORTER AND I'M GOING TO HAVE TO TAKE SOME INFORMATION FROM YOU. IT'S MY RESPONSIBILITY BY THE STATE, HOWEVER YOU PRESENT THAT AND SO I THINK THAT THOSE ARE THING THAT WE HAVE TO BE MINDFUL ABOUT SO WE CAN BUILD THAT TRUST. NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE. EARLIER I MENTIONED THAT, YOU KNOW, THAT THERE IS -- A LOT OF PART OF THOSE BARRIERS TO SEEKING HELP OR SEEKING SUPPORT THROUGH MEDICAL PRACTICES OR MEDICAL RELATED PROGRAMMING, RIGHT? SO, SOME OF THE HEALTH IMPACTS THAT WE SEE ARE MOST COMMON WITH IN THE POPULATION IS CHRONIC STRESS AND TRAUMA AND INCREASED RISK OF ILLNESS. UNDER USE OF PREVENTIVE CARE, SORRY. I THINK THAT ADDITIONAL BARRIERS TIED TO SOCIAL DETERMINATIONS OF HEALTH WILL IMPACT THAT UNDER USE OF PREVENTIVE CARE. LANGUAGE ACCESS, FEAR OF LOSING THE FAMILY CONNECTIONS, AGAIN, IT SOUNDS LIKE IT'S REALLY REPETTIVE BUT IT'S IMPORTANT TO MENTION LIKE THESE BARRIERS THEY JUST COMPOUND AND THEY JUST GET MORE AND MORE COMPLEX WITH MORE IDENTITIES THAT FOLKS HAVE WHEN SYSTEMS AREN'T BUILT TO SEVEN EVERYBODY EQUALLY. IT CAN BE VERY CHALLENGING AND SO, THERE -- IT'S -- YOU KNOW THERE'S STUDIES THAT TALK ABOUT HIGHER RATES OF DEPRESSION, AND ANXIETY AND EVEN INJURIES AND SO YOU KNOW JUST FOCUSING ON CHRONIC STRESS. IT AFFECTS OUR IMMUNE FUNCTION AND OUR ABILITY TO RECOVER FROM ILLNESS AND SO THAT IS WHY WE, YOU NO WE WANT TO HAVE THAT PREVENTIVE CARE IN PLACE. THEN WE NOTICE ALSO THAT THEY AVOID ROUTINE CHECK UP DUE TO FEAR AND SHAME. MAYBE EVEN LIKE THAT DEPENDENCY OF THE PERSON THAT'S CAUSING THEM HARM HAPPENS TO BE ALSO THEIR PRIMARY CARE TAKER. NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE. SO, NOW GOING INTO PROMISING PRACTICES WHICH I JUST HEARD SOMETHING ABOUT THIS THAT I CAN'T REMEMBER RIGHT NOW BUT SOMEONE IF I REMEMBER SOMEONE PROVIDED NEW LANGUAGE AROUND PROMISING PRACTICES BECAUSE THEY WERE EXPLAINING LIKE PROMISING PRACTICES ARE GOOD FOR CERTAIN COMMUNITIES WHICH I AGREED AND THEN, SHE WAS LIKE -- PRESENTING THAT MAYBE WE SHOULD USE OTHER LANGUAGE AROUND THE INFORMATION THAT WE RECEIVE FROM COMMUNITIES AS EXPERTS IN THEIR OWN LIVES TO PRESENT THEM TO OTHER LIKE I IDEAS INSTEAD. SO, GOING INTO A LITTLE BIT ABOUT OUTREACH DEFINITELY THE OUTREACH SHOULD BE IN MULTIPLE LANGUAGES. WHEN WE ARE PROVIDE TA WE ASK FOLKS TO LOOK AT THE TOP MOST SPOKEN LANGUAGES IF THAT'S A JURISDICTION, A COUNTY OR STATE. WHAT ARE THE LANGUAGES THAT OTHER THAN ENGLISH THAT PEOPLE SPEAK IN YOUR AREA AND THOSE ARE THING THAT YOU MAY WANT TO CONSIDER TO LOOK INTO SO THAT YOU KNOW WHAT AND HOW MANY OTHER LANGUAGES OR WHAT OTHER LANGUAGES YOU SHOULD HAVE MATERIAL AVAILABLE IN OR MAYBE EXPLORING THE OPPORTUNITY TO HIGHER A PERSON TO BE ABLE TO SUPPORT THOSE COMMUNITY MEMBERS. IT SHOULD DEFINITELY BE COMMUNITY BASED, RIGHT, SO WHEN HE ARE CONSIDER WE ARE DESIGNING PROGRAMMING OR LOOKING AT OPPORTUNITIES TO ENGAGE WITH COMMUNITY I ALWAYS SAY GO OUT THERE, MEET THE FOLKS THAT ARE THE LEADERS, RIGHT? WHO ARE THE LEADERS IN THOSE COMMUNITIES. THERE A LOT OF COMMUNITIES AROUND THE UNITED STATES THAT HAVE COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKERS AND I ALWAYS LIKE TO UPLIFT THEIR WORK BECAUSE THEY ARE TRUSTED WITH IN THEIR COMMUNITY. SO WHEN YOU CAN ALIGN WITH THEM AND SHARING INFORMATION AROUND HEALTH OR HOW ELDER ABUSE AND LATER LIFE CAN IMPACT AN INDIVIDUAL'S HEALTH YOU KNOW, ENGAGING IN BUILDING THOSE PARTNERSHIPS OR PROGRAMS OR COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKER PROGRAMS CAN ENHANCE YOUR ABILITY TO REACH THAT COMMUNITY. SAFETY PLANS THAT, YOU KNOW, REFLECT THE PARTICULAR BARRIERS PLACED BY THE ELDERS WITH IN THIS COMMUNITY THAT EXPLORE THE RISK AND THE PROTECTIVE FACTORS AS WELL I THINK THAT'S SOMETIMES WE GET SO HYPERFOCUS IN SAFETY PLAN THAT WE ONLY UPLIFT ALL OF THE RISKS, RIGHT? AND I THINK THAT IT COULD BE REASSURING SUPPORTIVE TO SURVIVERS IF WE ALSO LOOK AT THE PROTECTIVE FACTOR THAT INCLUDE THOSE AND THOSE SAFETY PLANNING PAGES OR STRATEGIES WHEN WE ARE WORKING WITH SURVIVORS AND ASKING THEM, YOU KNOW, JUST UPLIFTING THOSE -- ACTIONS, STRATEGIES, THAT THEY HAVE IN PLACE THAT SUPPORT THEIR HEALTH AND THEIR WELL BEING. PARTNERSHIPS WITH ASSISTED LIVING, BACK HOME IN PUERTO RICO THERE'S A LOT OF LIKE ASSISTED LIVING PROGRAMS THAT ARE LIKE -- THEY ARE LIKE DAY PROGRAMS WHERE YOU CAN -- LIKE YOU KNOW DROP OFF YOUR LOVED ONE AND THEN PICK THEM UP A LITTLE BIT LATER. THEY CAN DO A HALF DAY. LOOKING FOR THOSE OPPORTUNITIES STATE -- STATE AND LOCAL INITIATIVES TO THAT SUPPORT INDIVIDUALS IN THIS WITH IN THIS AGE GROUP OR THIS POPULATION THAT CAN HELP YOU REACH PROGRAMMING. I THINK THERE IS NO -- THERE'S -- NOT -- NO ONE COMMUNITY BASED ORGANIZATION THAT WOULD NOT BENEFIT OR THAT -- THE PROGRAMS WOULD BENEFIT FROM BUILDING THIS -- THIS PARTNERSHIP AND THEN SUSTAINING IT, RIGHT? WHEN WE ARE EXPLORING WAYS TO BUILD PARTNERSHIPS, ENSURING THAT WE ARE BOTH PUTTING INTO THIS COLLABORATION EQUALLY AND THAT WE ARE COMING BACK TO THE TABLE EVERY SIX MONTHS OR EVERY YEAR TO ASSESS WHERE YOU ARE AT AND WHAT ARE THING THAT YOU CAN IMPROVE ON, WHAT ARE -- HAVE YOU BEEN HEARING FROM THE FOLK THAT ARE ALREADY PARTICIPATING? PARTNERSHIPS WITH FAITH COMMUNITIES. ELDER -- INDIVIDUALS OF HIGH NUMBER OF THEM ARE TIED TO THEIR FAITH COMMUNITIES AND SO, LOOKING FOR THE LEADER WITH IN THAT GROUP TO JUST HAVE A FEW MINUTES TO CONNECT OR BEE AVAILABLE WHEN YOU KNOW WHEN THEY ARE HAVING THEIR COMMUNITY CONVERSATIONS OR THEY ARE HAVING MORE OUTREACH ANDEN IMAGEMENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR YOU TO SHARE YOUR SERVICES. MOST IMPORTANTLY JUST, YOU KNOW, MAKING SURE THAT IT'S SURVIVOR CENTERED AND TRAUMA INFORMED. >>> NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE. >> BEFORE YOU -- BEFORE WE GO TO THE NEXT SLIDE THERE'S A QUESTION IN THE Q&A. >> I DIDN'T SEE THAT. OKAY. >> THAT I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE I BROUGHT TO YOUR ATTENTION TO SEE IF THERE IS ANYTHING YOU WANT TO -- I CAN -- I CAN READ IT WHILE YOU -- JUST SO EVERYBODY CAN SEE THAT. CURIOUS TO KNOW IF CURRENT CHANGES TO LEGAL REMEDIES AND IMMIGRATION OPTIONS IMPACTING OLDER ADULT SERVICES. IF AGENCIES MOVED TO APPOINTMENT ONLY. I HAVE SOMETHING I CAN MENTION TO THAT BUT I WANTED TO OFFER IT TO YOU INITIALLY. >> YES. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THAT QUESTION. THAT'S A REALLY GREAT QUESTION AND THE ANSWER TO IT IS, YES. YOU KNOW THERE ARE -- A LOT OF CHANGES AROUND IMMIGRATION AND -- DURING THE CURRENT TIMES, RIGHT? SO, AGENCIES. I HAVE HEARD OF PROGRAMS AND AGENCIES WHO HAVE OPTED OUT FROM NOT HAVING INDIVIDUALS COME IN DIRECTLY TO THEIR FACILITIES OR THEIR OFFICES AND THEY HAVE TRANSITIONED TO A MORE VIRTUAL SPACE. ALWAYS KEEPING IN MIND THAT WHEN WE TRANSITION TO VIRTUAL SPACE WE HAVE TO FIND THOSE WAYS AND ASK THOSE QUESTIONS ABOUT IS IT SAFE TO TALK? ARE YOU IN A PLACE WHERE IT'S SAFE TO OUR USUAL CONVERSATION? I ALSO LIKE TO BRING UP THE MODEL OF MOBILE ADVOCATE IS HE AND I KNOW THAT -- I RECOGNIZE THAT THERE ARE POLICIES AND PROCEDURES THAT HAVE TO BE IN PLACE TO SUSTAIN IT, WHEN YOUING ADVOCATES TO GO OUT INTO THE COMMUNITY TO MEET WITH INDIVIDUALS. I USED -- I WORK AT A PROGRAM THAT WE ARE ALLOWED TO MEET WITH FOLKS IN THE COMMUNITY AS LONG AS IT'S NOT IN THEIR HOME. SO, WE CAN GO TO THEIR HOME BUT PRESENCE OF LAW ENFORCEMENT HAS TO BE AVAILABLE SO WE CAN MEET ANYWHERE ELSE IN THE COMMUNITY AND THAT ALSO ALLOWS US FOR BE MORE ACCESSIBLE AND REACHABLE TO IT. IT EXPANDS THAT AREA BUT THEN ALSO MINIMIZES THE RISKS OF AROUND IMMIGRATION CONCERNS DURING THIS TIME AND THEN IF FOLKS LIKE NOPE, I'M NOT LEAVING MY HOUSE THEN WHEN WE ARE HAVING THE CONVERSATIONS AND DOING THOSE ELECTRONIC CONSENT FORMS TO ENGAGE WITH FOLKS THROUGH A VIRTUAL PLATFORM MAKING SURE WE ARE ASKING LIKE DO WE NEED TO HAVE A SECURITY QUESTION OR A SAFETY QUESTION IN CASE IT'S NO LONGER SAFE FOR US TO CONTINUE OUR CONVERSATION? I WILL -- I KNOW SO THAT IF THERE IS SOMEONE IN YOUR SPACE, IN YOUR PHYSICAL SPACE THAT I CAN'T SEE IN THE VIRTUAL BOX THEN I -- YOU CAN COMMUNICATE THAT WITH ME WITHOUT EXPOSING YOURSELF. >> AWESOME. THANK YOU FOR SHARING THAT. I JUST WANTED TO JUST MENTION THAT, YOU KNOW, I HAD RECENTLY HEARD JUST HOW CHALLENGING THAT IS FOR MORE SERVICE PROVIDERS WHERE SOME OF THE PROGRAMMING THEY MAY OFFER, YOU KNOW ESPECIALLY FOR THE LATINA COMMUNITY. THEY ARE SEEING A HUGE DROP IN ATTENDANCE AND PARTICIPATION. SO, TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHAT WE SHOULD DO NEXT, RIGHT? NOT THAT THERE IS NECESSARILY A -- HAVEN'T NECESSARILY FOUND A SPECIFIC REMEDY. I -- THE VIRTUAL OPTIONS COMING IN TO PLAY MORE OFTEN. JUST THE IMPACT IS REALLY BEING FELT AND SEEN AND JUST HOW AGENCIES ARE SEEKING TO IDENTITY ADDITIONAL WAYS TO MAKE THOSE CONNECTIONS AND PROVIDE THE SERVICES THAT ARE NEEDED. SO, THANK YOU SO MUCH AGAIN FOR YOUR QUESTION. >> ABSOLUTELY. >> TO THE ATTENDE WHO ASKED THAT. SO AS WE MOVE ONTO OUR NEXT SLIDE I JUST WANT TO TAKE A FEW MOMENTS TO TALK ABOUT THE ROLE OF PROVIDERS AND HOW IMPORTANT YOUR ROLE IS IN ASSISTING OLDER ADULTS SURVIVORS, SERVICE PROVIDER AGENCIES AND ORGANIZATIONS, YOU NO HE CAN REALLY START TO STRENGTH STRENGTHEN YOUR SERVICES AND ACCESSIBILITY BY IDENTIFYING WAYS TO INCREASE ACCESS JUST TAKING A STEP BACK AND SEEING WHAT THINGS CAN WE DO TO HELP TO IMPROVE, YOU KNOW, WHAT WE ARE ABLE TO OFFER, TO HELP OLDER ADULTS TO FEEL MORE COMFORTABLE REACHING OUT FOR SERVICES, THAT IT'S COMMUNICATED THAT THEIR NEEDS CAN BE MET EVEN FROM THINGS LIKE HAVING, BEING ADA COMPLIANT. HAVING SERVICES SPECIFICALLY FOR THEM BUT JUST REALLY STARTING WITH THE INITIAL ASSESSMENT, YOU KNOW, IN LOOKING AT YOUR SERVICES, LOOKING AT YOUR CLIENT POPULATION AND THINKING OF WHO IS NOT HERE. YOU KNOW HOW CAN WE REACH ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU KNOW IF YOU HAVE A -- A LARGER ESTABLISH LATINA COMMUNITY WITH IN YOUR COMMUNITY. HOW CAN WE MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE REACHING MORE OF THOSE OLDER ADULTS THAT WE ARE SEEING MORE CLIENTS COME TO US FOR SERVICES. WHO DO WE NEED TO PARTNER WITH TO MAKE THAT HAPPEN? IT'S SO IMPORTANT THAT YOU KNOW AS PROVIDERS AGENCIES ABLE TO SUPPORT ADVOCATES AND STAFF AND RECEIVING TRAINING, ON ABUSE LATER IN LIFE. YOU KNOW TO INCREASE YOUR AWARENESS OF THIS ISSUE AND STRATEGIES TO ADDRESS IT. SOME OF THE EFFECTIVE OUTREACH STRATEGIES, GOING DIRECTLY INTO COMMUNITIES, ALSO, YOU KNOW, I WILL TALK IN JUST A MOMENT ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF PARTNERSHIP. WORKING WITH AND PARTNERING WITH SPECIFIC AND POPULATION SPECIFIC ORGANIZATIONS AND REALLY JUST MEETING OLDER ADULTS WHERE THEY ARE AND WHERE THEY FREQUENT. SO, WITH ADDITIONAL TRAINING, YOU KNOW AS ADVOCATES WE CAN LEARN MORE ABOUT IDENTIFYING WARNING SIGNS OF ABUSE. USING THAT TRAUMA INFORMED SURVIVOR CENTERED APPROACH THAT IS SO CRITICAL IN THAT WORK IN WHICH THE STOREY THAT ARE SHARED, THE EXPERIENCES THAT ARE SHARED, THE DESIRES OF A SURVIVOR'S HEART ARE RESPECTED, ARE SUPPORTED AND WHAT IT WAS THEY WANT TO HAVE HAPPEN AND BY DOING SO REALLY WORKS TO BUILD THE RAPPORT AND TRUST WHICH UNDERGIRDS ALL OF OUR WORK AND HAVING THAT TRUST, AMONG THE CLIENTS THAT WE ARE SERVING. IT'S ESSENTIAL TO DEVELOP AND NURTURE THESE PROGRAMS AND NOT JUST WHEN THERE IS A CRISIS OR NEED BUT TO START WHERE PARTNERSHIP TRULY IS THAT. IT'S NOT TOKENS, IT'S NOT JUST CHECKING A BOX ORGOING AND INVITING AN AGENCY FOR ONE REASON IN PARTICULAR. TO REALLY HAVE A PARTNERSHIP AND SEE CAN WE REALLY WORK TOGETHER TO INCREASE OUR SERVICES AND IMPACT AND TO REACH THE MOST VULNERABLE ADULTS IN THE COMMUNITY. IT'S IMPORTANT FOR MAIN STREAM ORGANIZATIONS TO SEEK OUT TRUSTED LATINA COMMUNITY, BY THOSE TRUSTED IN THE LATINA COMMUNITY, GETTING IT KNOW THEIR GOALS, CONCERNS AND INTERESTS AND TO SUPPORT THEIR PRIORITIES AS WELL. EVEN RECOGNIZE IF THEY ARE DIFFERENT FROM WHAT YOU MAY DO. SOMETIME THAT CAN BE THE CASE WITH DIFFERENT ORGANIZATIONS. MAY HAVE DIFFERENT APPROACH TO PROVIDING SERVICES OR DIFFERENT POLICIES BUT RECOGNIZING THAT WHEN WE KEEP THAT SURVIVOR SAFETY FIRST AND UNDERSTANDING WE MAY HAVE DIFFERENT WAYS OF DOING IT BUT WHEN WE HAVE SHARED INTEREST IN SURVIVOR AND VICTIM SAFETY WE CAN ACHIEVE GREAT THINGS. THAT PARTNERSHIP AND COLLABORATION IS KEY AND THAT BRINGS ME TO OUR NEXT SLIDE ON COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT. FIRST I WILL SEND IT BACK TO PATRICIA TO TALK ABOUT THE FIRST BULLET AND THENLY TALK ABOUT THE REMAINING THINGS. >> YEAH. EVEN BEFORE WE GO INTO THAT FIRST BULLET I LIKE TALKING ABOUT COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT I'M GOING TO ENCOURAGE EVERYBODY THAT'S HERE WITH US TODAY TO THINK ABOUT IT AS HAVING PEOPLE AT THE TABLE, RIGHT? WHEN YOU ARE DOING THAT ENGAGEMENT YOU ARE CENTERING THE POPULATION OR THE GROUP OF INDIVIDUALS YOU ARE TRYING TO REACH. A LOT OF TIMES YOU SAY COMMUNITY OUTREACH HAS WELL. THE WAY THAT I SEE OUTREACH IS WHEN WE GO TO THE TABLES AND WE HAVE ALL THE BEAUTIFUL FLYERS AND MATERIALS AND OUR STANDING BANNERS AND WE ARE DOING OUTREACH AND TALKING ABOUT OUR SERVICES TO POTENTIALLY INCREASE OUR NUMBER AND BRING THAT AWARENESS TO THE COMMUNITY ON THE FLIP SIDE I SEE COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AS FROM THE BEGINNING. FROM THE DEVELOPMENT, FROM THE BRAIN STORMING IDEA WE HAVE THE INDIVIDUALS OR REPRESENTATIVES OF THE INDIVIDUALS WHO WE ARE TRYING TO REACH LIKE IT COULD BE THE COMMUNITY LEADERS, THE COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKERS. IT COULD BE THE PRIMARY CARE DOCTOR THAT EVERYBODY LOVES WITH IN THE COMMUNITY AND EVERYBODY GOES TO THEM BECAUSE THEY ARE WONDERFUL, THEIR STAFF ARE GENTLE OR CARING OR UNDERSTANDING. WHATEVER THE REASON MAYBE. WHEN THAT IS -- WHAT COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT LOOKS LIKE ONCE WE HAVE ESTABLISHED THAT COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT THEN WE START LOOKING AT THOSE STRATEGIES RIGHTS AND WE CALL THEM CHARLAS. THEY COULD BE CONVERSATIONS ACROSS THE COUNTRY. I HAVE SEEN THAT SOME OF THEM ARE CALLED -- COFFEE AND CHAI,O TEA AND COFFEE. BOOK CLUB, WHATEVER WE WANT TO CALL IT. IT'S REALLY JUST THAT RELAX SETTING WHERE YOU ARE BRINGING PEOPLE WITH IN THE PURPOSE TO TALK ABOUT AN ISSUE IN AWARENESS AND SO WE ARE OFFERING THEM IN A LANGUAGE THAT FOLKS IDENTITY WITH OR USE MAINLY. WE CAN ENGAGE WITH THE MEDIA WITH IN THAT. WE DO COMMUNITY TALKS. SORRY. WITH THE MEDIA YOU COULD DO CAMPAIGNS. WE HAVE LEARNED THAT THE LATINA COMMUNITY RELIES A LOT ON THE RADIO. IT'S A -- IT'S A CHANNEL OR WAY TO CONNECT WITH OUR COUNTRIES OF ORIG IN SO STAYING CONNECTED WITH OUR COMMUNITIES BACK HOME WE DO THAT THROUGH OUR LOCAL RADIO STATIONS, RIGHT? THERE IS -- MULTIPLE WAYS TO LISTEN TO THE RADIO NOW, RIGHT? LIKE YOU CAN DO IT ONLINE, FROM YOUR PHONE, FROM YOUR CAR, FROM A TRADITIONAL RADIO. MAKING THOSE CONNECTIONS WITH IN YOUR COMMUNITY WILL HELP YOU WITH THAT ENGAGEMENT AS WELL. AND YOU KNOW, HAVING LIKE ADVISORY ROLES LIKE ADVISORY COUNSELS COUNSELS WHEN HE WITH ARE DOING THIS PLANNING HELPS PROGRAMS REFLECT THE REAL NEEDS OF THE FOLKS THAT YOU ARE TRYING TO REACH BECAUSE EARLIER AT THE BEGINNING OF THE SESSION I DID TALK ABOUT, YOU KNOW, THIS COMMUNITY BEING UNDER RESEARCHED SO THERE IS INFORMATION OUT THERE AND IT'S REALLY GREAT BUT, YOU KNOW, I DON'T THINK THAT IT'S ENOUGH. IT CAN SUPPORT AND ONCE YOU MEET WITH THE FOLKS -- WHO ARE EXPERIENCING THE CHALLENGES WITH IN YOUR COMMUNITY THEN YOU CAN COMPARE IT TO WHAT THE RESEARCH SAYS AND THEN YOU CAN SAY, LIKE, WHEN YOU ARE TALKING TO YOUR FUNDERS OR TALKING TO YOUR DONORS YOU CAN SAY IN RESEARCH WE HAVE LEARNED THIS, THEN WE MET WITH THE COMMUNITY AND WE ACTUALLY REALIZED THAT IN THIS COMMUNITY THIS IS WHAT IS THAT LOOKS LIKE AND THE -- THE ROW SEARCH HASN'T BEEN ABLE TO CAPTURE THAT BECAUSE IT'S UNDER RESEARCHED. SO, I WILL PASS IT OVER TO VICTORIA. >> THANK YOU. AND JUST TO KIND OF CONTINUE ON IN THAT VEIN. WHO HAVE STARTED TO TOUCH ON BUT JUST REALLY WANT TO FOCUS ON THE IMPORTANCE OF THE CROSS SECTOR COLLABORATION. SO, THE PARTNERSHIPS WITH AGENCIES AND SERVICES AND ORGANIZATIONS THAT MAYBE ALSO DIFFER FROM PARTNERSHIPS THAT YOU MAY HAVE FOR WORKING WITH YOUNGER INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE SURVIVORS OF VIOLENCE. WITH OLDER ADULTS. CRITICAL TO PARTNER WITH AGING SERVICES NETWORKS AND FAITH COMMUNITIES AND AS YOU MENTIONED EARLIER FOR SO MANY OLDER ADULTS THEIR FAITH COMMUNITY IS SO SACRED IN THEIR LIFE. SUCH AN IMPORTANT PART OF THEIR, YOU JUST THEIR PRACTICE WEEKLY IF NOT DAILY. REALLY SEEKING TO ESTABLISH A PARTNERSHIP AND UNDERSTANDING WITH LOCAL FAITH COMMUNITIES IN YOUR COMMUNITY SO THAT THEY KNOW ABOUT YOUR SERVICES, THEY KNOW WHAT YOU DO. THEY KNOW WHO YOU ARE PUTTING A FACE WITH A NAME AS WELL CAN BE REALLY HELPFUL. ALSO AGENCIES LIKE ADULT PROTECTIVE SERVICES. OFTEN TIMES OUR WORK CAN REALLY, YOU NETWORK INTERSECT BUT WE MAY NOT TYPICALLY WORK TOGETHER. SO, ESTABLISHING MORE OF A PARTNERSHIP TO HAVE MORE UNDERSTANDING AS TO THE WORK THAT ADULT PROTECTIVE SERVICES DOES IN THEIR INVESTIGATIONS OF ELDER ABUSE AND THAT THOSE SERVICE PROVIDERS AWARE OF YOUR SERVICES AS DOMESTIC OR SEXUAL ASSAULT ADVOCATE AS WELL. THINKING OF PARTNERSHIP WAS THE BANKING AND FINANCIAL INDUSTRIES ARE REALLY CRITICAL AND IMPORTANT TO -- FOR SO MANY OLDER ADULTS THAT SUCH A -- OFTEN VERY -- OFTEN TARGETED FOR FINANCIAL EXPLOITATION SO, YOU KNOW JUST MAKING SURE THAT BANKS AND BANKING INSTITUTIONS IN YOUR COMMUNITY ARE AWARE OF YOUR SERVICES THAT THEY ARE SEE IF -- THEY HAVE ANY PROGRAMMING OR INITIATIVES THAT ARE WORKING TO STOP FINANCIAL EXPLOITATION AS WELL THAT YOU CAN TALK TO KER OLDER ADULT THAT YOU SERVE AS YOUR CLIENTS AND ALSO THINKING ABOUT HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS TO. FROM THOSE THAT PROVIDE HOME HEALTH CARE SERVICES TO ALSO DOCTORS OF COURSE. THESE ARE JUST SOME EXAMPLES OF PARTNERSHIPS THAT CAN BE REALLY IMPORTANT IN YOUR WORK AND SERVING OLDER ADULTS AND PARTICULAR IN THE LATINA COMMUNITIES. SO, I JUST WANTED TO SEE IF THERE IS ANY QUESTION -- WHAT TYPES OF COLLABORATION HAVE YOU FOUND TO BE MOST HELPFUL IN YOUR WORK? SO FEEL FREE TO ADD THAT IN THE CHAT. JUST WANT TO SEE WHAT COLLABORATIONS, WHAT PARTNERSHIPS HAVE REALLY MADE AN IMPACT IN IMPROVING YOUR SERVICES TO OLDER ADULTS. FEE FREE TO ADD THAT IN THE CHAT. >> AND WHILE FOLKS ARE, YOU KNOW, THINKING ABOUT THOSE COLLABORATIONS I DO WANT TO GO BACK REALLY BRIEFLY ON SAFETY PLANNING BECAUSE IN IS SOMETHING REALLY IMPORTANT THAT I LIKE TO HIGHLIGHT WHEN I HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY. SAFETY PLANNING IN BASED -- IN COUNTRY OF ORIGIN IS REALLY IMPORTANT TO EXPLORE WITH THE INDIVIDUAL YOU ARE WORKING WITH MEANING WE MAY HAVE SAFETY CONCERNS HERE IN THE UNITED STATES WHERE I CURRENTLY LIVE, WORK, BUT I MAY ALSO HAVE SAFETY CONCERNS FOR MY FAMILY MEMBERS WHO CONTINUE TO LIVE IN MY COUNTRY OF ORIGIN AND THE PERSON WHO IS CAUSING HARM HAS CONNECTIONS AND HAD MADE THREATS TO HARM THEM IF I REACH OUT TO LAW ENFORCEMENT. WE HAVE SEEN THAT A LOT TOO. SO I THINK THAT'S SOMETHING THAT I REALLY WANTED TO UPLIFT AND TO KEEP IN MIND BECAUSE FOLKS SURVIVORS OLDER ADULTS MAY MENTION IT AND SO, I THINK THAT IT'S GOOD THAT IF WE START EXPLORING THOSE VENUES AND AGAIN LIKE I SAID AT THE BEGINNING VICTORIA AND MYSELF WERE MORE THAN HAPPY TO, YOU KNOW, CONNECT WITH YOU AND SHARE OUR INFORMATION AND I SEE SOME FOLKS RESPONDING ALREADY AND IT SOUNDS LIKE LOCAL LATINA SPECIFIC, ANTI VIOLENCE AGENCIES, MULTILINGUAL AND CULTURAL HOTLINES, YES. LOCAL SPANISH MEMORY CA FEX AND RADIO STATIONS. THOSE ARE GREAT COLLABORATIONS, THANK YOU FOR SHARING. COLLABORATING ON A MULTIDISCIPLINE TEAM THAT INCLUDES SOCIAL SERVICES, LAW ENFORCEMENT AND OTHER PROVIDERS. YES, IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT. THESE TEAMS ARE VERY IMPORTANT AS WELL BECAUSE THE MORE PEOPLE YOU GET AT THE TABLE THE MORE YOU CAN -- YOU MAY HAVE TEN PEOPLE AT THE TABLE BUT THOSE TEN PEOPLE ARE GOING TO GO BACK TO THEIR WORK, RIGHT? THE LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS ARE GOING TO GO BACK TO THEIR UNIT AND THEY CAN HOPEFULLY TALK ABOUT WHAT THEY LEARNED AND HOW TO IMPROVE THEIR APPROACHES AND SOCIAL WORKERS ERS AS WELL. ESPECIALLY WHAT WE SHARED NOW ABOUT SAFETY PLANNING WITH IN THE COUNTRY OF ORIQGIN. OUTREACH DIRECTLY TO BUILDINGS WHERE THEY LIVE. WORKING WITH IN HOME HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS AND HEALTH CARE CENTERS, ABSOLUTELY. THESE ARE ALL REALLY WONDERFUL. THANK YOU FOR SHARING. >> THANK YOU. >> SO JUST AS A CALL TO ACTIONS WE START TO WRAP THINGS UP HERE. WE ARE ALMOST AT AN HOUR ALREADY. JUST A FEW THINGS WE JUST WANT TO NOTE THAT WHILE ABUSE IN LATER LIFE IS PREVENTABLE WE CAN WORK TO PROVIDE HELPFUL SERVICES THAT PROMOTE HEALING AND JUST OUTCOME FOR VICTIMS AND SURVIVORS AND COLLABORATING AS YOU ALL STATED IN THE CHAT HERE IS A GREAT WAY TO DO SO IN SUCH AN IMPORTANT WAY TO DO SO. THROUGH BUILDING STRONGER CONNECTIONS, BUILDING EQUAL PARTNERSHIP WAS COMMUNITY BASED ORGANIZATIONS, YOU KNOW WE CAN REALLY WORK TO, JUST IMPROVE OUR SERVICES TO THE LATINA COMMUNITY TO BETTER REACH AND SEVEN AND JUST IDENTITY THOSE NEEDS SO IT COMES LISTENING TO THOSE VOICES TO REALLY DETERMINE WHAT IS BEST TO DO NEXT. YOU KNOW FOR -- FOR THOSE THAT MAY COME FROM MAIN STREAM ORGANIZATIONS WE MAY HAVE A CERTAIN APPROACH WE ALWAYS TAKE BUT RECOGNIZING THAT YOU KNOW WHEN ENGAGING OTHER COMMUNITIES AND POPULATIONS WE HAVE TO REALLY SEE WHAT WORKS BEST FOR THOSE INDIVIDUALS AND IN THAT POPULATION. PATRICIA HIGHLIGHTED GREAT WAYS TO DO THAT AND SHARING RESOURCES AS WELL. YOU KNOW IN RESOURCE IS NOT ONLY FUNDS BUT THEY CAN BE BUT SHARING CONNECTIONS, SHARING INFORMATION, WITH ONE ANOTHER, YOU KNOW THE MDT'S THAT WERE MENTIONS. YOU KNOW SO THAT CROSS COLLABORATION OF COORDINATED COMMUNITY RESPONSE TEAMS CAN BE POWERFUL AND UP PACTFUL WHEN WE COME TOGETHER. IT TAKES THESE MANY SECTORS AND DISCIPLINES AND PROFESSIONALS COMING TOGETHER TO IMPROVE SERVICES AND TO BRIDGE GAPS AND TO ELIMINATE OR REDUCE ROADBLOCKS AND HURDLES SO THAT WE CAN JUST PROVIDE THE BEST SERVICES THAT OUR OLDER ADULTS NEED. ANY OTHER CLOSING COMMENTS THERE? >> NO. I THINK YOU -- YOU REALLY GOT IT THERE AND I'M GLAD I DID REMEMBER ABOUT THE SAFETY PLANNING ONE BECAUSE THAT'S SOMETHING THAT HAS COME UP A LOT ESPECIALLY NOW AND SO, LIKE -- YOU KNOW -- VICTORIA HAS BEENSAYING JUST INCLUDING FOLKS IN THE CONVERSATION IS THE BEST WAY TO BE. COMING A PLACE OF HUMBLENESS, I THINK IT ALSO HELPS, YOU KNOW, IT'S LIKE KIND OF LIKE YOU KNOW WHEN WE GET THOSE OUTFIT THAT ARE LIKE ONE SIZE FITS ALL. UNFORTUNATELY IT JUST DOESN'T WORK THAT WAY IN THIS FIELD. SO, WE ARE -- MORE THAN HAPPY TO SUPPORT BUT LIKE I SAID BE THOUGHT PARTNERS, SEE WHAT'S ALREADY WORKING, UPLIFT WHAT'S ALREADY WORKING, EXPLORING NEW IDEAS AND ENGAGEMENT. I KNOW THAT THERE IS A LOT OF UNCERTAINTY ON WHAT, YOU KNOW, HOW WE CAN MOVE FORWARD OR WHAT'S THE BEST WAY TO APPROACH SO FEEL FREE TO REACH OUT. >> YES. YES. PLEASE DO. AND BEFORE WE GO WE DO JUST HAVE A FEW RESOURCES. PATRICIA IF YOU -- ANY -- ANY ADDITIONAL RESOURCES YOU WANTED TO SHARE WITH ESPERANZA OR ANYTHING ELSE PLEASE DO SO. >> YEAH. KIND OF LIKE ON THIS SAME WEB PAGE THIS IS OUR MAIN WEB PAGE. IF YOU SCROLL TO THE BOTTOM OF THE PAGE YOU WILL SEE THE TA REQUESTS ON THERE. THAT WILL COME TO THE DEPARTMENT I AM IN. YEAH, IF YOU NEED ADDITIONAL RESOURCES PLEASE FEEL FREE TO AGAIN REACH OUT US AND WE CAN GET THOSE DIRECTLY TO YOU. >> AND SAME FOR ME AS WELL. I JUST HAVE A FEW I WANTED TO SHARE FROM NCALL. IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN SIGNING UP FOR THE NEWS LETTER ABOUT MORE INFORMATION ON ABUSE IN LATER LIFE AND WEBINARS AND WHAT HAVE YOU. WE DON'T -- OVER EMAIL BUT CAN BE GREAT INFORMATION SO PLEASE GO HEAD AND SCAN THE QR CODE. WE HAVE A WEBSITE FULL OF RESOURCES, PUBLICATIONS, TOOL KITS, VIDEOS, TRAINING INFORMATION, AS WELL SO PLEASE CHECK OUT THAT OUR WEBSITE AS WELL IF THAT'S OF INTEREST TO YOU. WE HAVE A PUBLICATIONS LIBRARY THAT CAN TAKE YOU -- THE QR CODE CAN TAKE YOU THERE. ANOTHER RESOURCE I WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT IS THE GUIDING PRINCIPLES FOR ADVOCATES TOOL KIT. I KNOW MANY OF YOU INDICATED THAT YOU ARE -- HAVE WITHIN WORKING WITH OLDER ADULTS. IT CAN BE A GREAT RESOURCE AND LEARNING MORE ABOUT SERVING AND WORKING WITH OLDER ADULT VICTIMS. ALSO WE TALKED A LOT ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF FAITH COMMUNITY WE HAVE A RESOURCE AS WELL FOR THAT IN BUILDING THOSE PARTNERSHIP THAT CAN BE HELPFUL TO YOU. JUST WANTED TO SHARE THAT ONE AS WELL. THEN FINALLY JUST OUR CONTACT INFORMATION SO WE MENTIONS YOU CAN REACH OUT TO US SO PLEASE FEEL FREE TO EMAIL US WITH ANY ADDITIONAL QUOS OR, YOU KNOW, TA NEEDS THAT YOU MAY HAVE. WE WOULD BE GLAD TO HELP YOU. THAT'S ALL WE HAVE TODAY. ANY NINE FINAL COMMENTS IN >> NO. THANK YOU SO MUCH. FOR EXTENDING THIS OPPORTUNITY TO US TO CO COLLABORATE ON THIS MEANINGFUL WORK. I DO SEE SOMEONE HAS THEIR HAND RAISED. >> YEAH. >> YEAH. >> BEFORE WE END THE CALL. >> DID YOU WANT TO -- YOU HAVE A QUESTION FOR US? MAYBE YOU CAN ADD IT IN THE CHAT? OR IN THE Q&A. >> I THINK I JUST ACCIDENTALLY HIT THAT. I JUST WANTED TO THANK EVERYBODY. >> OKAY. OKAY. >> THANK YOU. >> OKAY. COOL. ALL RIGHT. WELL THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH. WE REALLY APPRECIATE IT. HAVE A GREAT AFTERNOON. TAKE CARE. >> BYE. Copyright © 2025Show/Hide Header