CRESTVIEW — A June 8 symposium's focus is elder abuse. The free event is open to the public.
The World Elder Abuse Awareness Day Symposium is 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. June 8 at Warriors Hall, 201 Stillwell Ave.
Topics by guest speakers include:
●why abuse should be reported
●how to protect senior citizens from and prevent abuse
●red flags that abuse is occurring
●domestic violence.
Speakers include elder law Attorney Steven Quinnell; and officials from the Department of Children and Families Abuse Department; local law enforcement officials and mental health first aid officials.
To RSVP or for details, contact Gwen Rhodes, 866-531-8011 or rhodesg@nwflaaa.org; or Kay Brady, 892-8166, wccoa@lycos.com.
Note: This article has been corrected to update the time for the seminar, which is 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. June 8.
This article originally appeared on Crestview News Bulletin: Crestview elder abuse symposium is June 8