June 23, 2023
Emergency planning and WEAAD focus of June meeting
A video recording, transcript, and other materials from the June 8, 2023, Elder Justice Coordinating Council (EJCC) meeting are now available. The meeting highlighted the importance of including older adults in preparedness planning for disasters, emergencies, and pandemics and discussed the future of the elder justice movement and World Elder Abuse Awareness Day (WEAAD).
Opening & Welcome (Video)
- Alison Barkoff, Acting Administrator and Assistant Secretary for Aging, ACL
- Jessica Schubel, Special Assistant to the President for Health Care, Domestic Policy Council, Executive Office of the President
- Deanne Criswell, Administrator, Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS)
Plenary: Legal Aid Program Spotlight: What It Feels Like to Live through Natural Disasters (Video)
- Josh Gaul, Managing Attorney, Iowa Legal Aid, ACL Legal Assistance Enhancement Program (LAEP) grantee (Written remarks)
Panel: Emergency and Disaster Preparedness: The Unique Needs and Responses for Older Americans (Video)
- Aaron Levy, Director of Individual and Community Preparedness Division, FEMA, DHS (Written remarks)
- Justin Knighten, Director of Office of External Affairs, FEMA, DHS (Written remarks)
- Susan Lynch, Senior Counsel for Elder Justice, United States Department of Justice (Written remarks)
- Amy Wiatr-Rodriguez, Director of Center for Regional Operations, ACL (Written remarks)
Panel: World Elder Abuse Awareness Day (Video)
- Betty Malks, WEAAD Chair 2015-present; Creator and National Adult Protective Services Association (NAPSA) Chair, Financial Exploitation Advisory Board; Chair, National Institute of Elder Financial Exploitation; NAPSA Board Member (Written remarks)
- Laura Mosqueda, Professor of Family Medicine and Geriatrics, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California; Director, National Center on Elder Abuse (Written remarks)
- Edwin Walker, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Aging, ACL (Written remarks)