Elder Justice Coordinating Council Meeting – April 27, 2016

Wednesday, April 27, 2016, 9:00 am–12:00 pm ET

Dirksen Senate Office Building: Room 106

This meeting has ended. Full video from the meeting will be posted on this page as soon as it is available.

The Elder Justice Coordinating Council (EJCC) brings together leaders from across the federal government to address issues of elder justice nationally.

The Spring 2016 EJCC meeting built on momentum from the 2015 White House Conference on Aging and explored ways to further incorporate elder justice into the work of agencies throughout the federal government. During the meeting, national experts from government and private industry discussed the issues of elder abuse research, the financial services industry’s response to elder abuse and financial exploitation, and developments in training about elder abuse across a variety of fields.

Read a blog post from Assistant Secretary for Aging Kathy Greenlee reflecting on the EJCC meeting, the progress that has been made in the five years since the EJCC was established, and the future of the elder justice movement.

Meeting Materials

Background Materials

• Elder Justice Coordinating Council 2014 Report to Congress (PDF, 1.89MB)

• Eight Recommendations from the Elder Justice Coordinating Council for Increased Federal Involvement in Addressing Elder Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation (PDF, 107KB) 

• New England Journal of Medicine Review Article: Elder Abuse

• AARP BankSafe™ Report: Evidence Consumers Want Their Financial Institution to Fight Exploitation

• Consumer Financial Protection Bureau: Recommendations and Report for Financial Institutions on Preventing and Responding to Elder Financial Exploitation (PDF)

• Building Consensus on Research Priorities in Elder Mistreatment (PDF)

• SIMFA White Paper: Senior Investors Protection (PDF, 47KB)

Meeting Agendas and Executive Summaries of Remarks

Welcome and Introductions

• Kathy Greenlee, Designated Chair and HHS Assistant Secretary for Aging

• Greetings from members of the Council

• Congressional Member Remarks

Panel Presentations

1. Research—Opportunities to Advance the Field

   • Jeff Hall, PhD, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (executive summary PDF, 456KB)

   • Marie Bernard, MD, Deputy Director, National Institute on Aging, National Institutes of Health (executive summary PDF, 218KB)

   • Carrie Mulford, PhD, Department of Justice, National Institute of Justice (executive summary PDF, 94KB)

   • Laura Mosqueda, MD, Director of the National Center on Elder Abuse (executive summary PDF, 216KB)

2. Financial Exploitation—Incorporating the Financial Services Industry Into the Work of Elder Justice

   • Jason Karlawish, MD, Professor of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania (executive summary PDF, 117KB)

   • Ken Bentsen, CEO, Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association

   • Deb Whitman, PhD, EVP AARP, Chief Public Policy Officer (executive summary PDF, 201KB)

   • Naomi Karp, JD, Senior Policy Advisor, Office for Older Americans, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau

3. Training—Expanding the Family of Responders

   • Andy Mao, JD, Director of the DOJ Elder Justice Initiative (executive summary PDF, 170KB)

   • Stacy Rodgers, MPA, Social Security Administration, Agency Chief of Staff (executive summary PDF, 204KB)

   • Mark Lachs, MD, Cornell Weill Medical Center, Co-Director New York Center on Elder Abuse (executive summary PDF, 439KB)

The Work Ahead—Kathy Greenlee