Presidential Document2022-13215
World Elder Abuse Awareness Day, 2022
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June 17, 2022
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June 14, 2022
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 117 (Friday, June 17, 2022)]
[Presidential Documents]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-13215]
Presidential Documents
Federal Register / Vol. 87, No. 117 / Friday, June 17, 2022 /
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Title 3--
The President
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Proclamation 10416 of June 14, 2022
World Elder Abuse Awareness Day, 2022
By the President of the United States of America
A Proclamation
It is more vital than ever that we ensure our older
adults can age with the dignity, security, and
appreciation that every person deserves. Honoring and
respecting older Americans is a matter of basic human
dignity and justice--it is part of the character of our
Nation. Yet every year, many Americans aged 60 and
older experience abuse and neglect. On World Elder
Abuse Awareness Day, we join the international
community to raise awareness and help end elder abuse
here at home and across the world.
Elder abuse takes many forms, such as financial,
emotional, physical, and sexual harm, including
intimate partner violence in later life. It often comes
in the form of neglect, abandonment, or exploitation.
It is estimated that approximately 1 in 10 elderly
Americans are abused annually. However, many of those
who are abused suffer in silence, and many cases are
never reported or brought to light. In the past few
years, while the pandemic isolated all of us to
different extents, it especially exacerbated the
isolation felt by too many older adults. All of us have
a role to play in preventing elder abuse and ensuring
that our Nation's seniors are able to age with dignity.
With a majority of elder abuse victims being women, my
Administration is focused particularly on improving our
support for all women and preventing and addressing
gender-based violence that impacts older adults both
domestically and abroad.
We must remain steadfast in our commitment to
preventing elder abuse. My Administration allotted $178
million through the American Rescue Plan and the COVID-
19 recovery bill to improve and strengthen the work of
Adult Protective Services (APS). Additionally, my
budget proposal for 2023 would provide ongoing support
for APS and State Long-Term Care Ombudsman programs.
Our comprehensive, collaborative efforts to respond to
elder abuse, neglect, and exploitation include
initiatives to reform guardianship, support adult
decision-making, crack down on scammers and fraudsters,
and empower victims of exploitation. Our commitment to
supporting survivors of all ages is reflected in the
reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act,
which includes dedicated Federal funds to support
survivor service providers, law enforcement, and
prosecutors working to respond to domestic and sexual
violence experienced by older adults.
As we continue to build a better America, we must
ensure that we bring everyone along. That is why my
Administration is committed to safeguarding the rights
of those who live in retirement and shared residential
settings. I have called on the Congress to deliver
significant reforms to improve the safety and quality
of care in our Nation's nursing homes. Recognizing the
critical work of caregivers, I have also proposed
measures to create a strong and well-compensated
caregiving workforce to advance the well-being of our
Nation's older adults. By ensuring a high quality of
life and care for older Americans, we can support every
community and honor the dignity of every person.
On this World Elder Abuse Awareness Day, let us
recommit to delivering all older Americans the promise
of a comfortable and peaceful life with dignity. Let us
reaffirm our commitment to a world free from the
scourge
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of abuse and neglect. Let us join the world in
celebrating the essential role older adults play in our
lives.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, JOSEPH R. BIDEN JR., President of
the United States of America, by virtue of the
authority vested in me by the Constitution and the laws
of the United States, do hereby proclaim June 15, 2022,
as World Elder Abuse Awareness Day. I encourage all
Americans to be diligent, work together to strengthen
existing partnerships, and develop new opportunities to
improve our Nation's prevention and response to elder
abuse, neglect, and exploitation.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this
fourteenth day of June, in the year of our Lord two
thousand twenty-two, and of the Independence of the
United States of America the two hundred and forty-
sixth.
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