The Event Was a Great Success!  Thanks to Everyone for Their Support!

Presented by The Clark County EJC,
Clark County Vulnerable Adult Task Force and
PeaceHealth Southwest Washington Medical Center
in conjunction with
Clark County Prosecutor’s Office
Clark County Sheriff’s Office
Vancouver Police Department

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Please note: Space is limited.  Please register early.  We expect the event to be fully booked.  After registration if you will be unable to attend, please let us know so we can make the seat available to someone else.

World Elder Abuse Awareness Day is June 15th, 2011!

My World …. Your World…. Our World… Free of Elder Abuse

The Clark County Vulnerable Adult task Force, Vancouver Parks and Recreation, Loaves and Fishes, and the Rudy Luepke Center announce the 3^rd Annual World Elder Abuse Awareness Day.  Program on Wednesday, June 15, 2011 at the Luepke Center, from 10:00 AM to 12:00PM.  Lunch served by local dignitaries.

Keynote Speakers:

• Clark County Commissioner Mark Boldt
• Prosecuting Attorney Tony Golik

Call the Luepke Center for reservations 360-487-7050.  You can also let us know you’ll be attending on Facebook:  Friends of the Elder Justice Center

Public Call-To-Action: Celebrate the 6^th Annual World Elder Abuse Awareness Day.  Show the world you care about ending elder abuse and neglect by wearing something PURPLE on June 15, 2011.
If you don’t take a stand, who will?

For Details:

Presented by The Clark County Vulnerable Adult Task Force
Southwest Washington Medical Center,
in conjunction with
Clark County Prosecutor’s Office
Clark County Sheriff’s Office
Vancouver Police Department

Click to Download Full Agenda
Click to Download Parking Map

Please note: Space is limited.  Please register early.  We expect the event to be fully booked.  After registration if you will be unable to attend, please let us know so we can make the seat available to someone else.

1. Educate one another about the services they provide and the extent and limits of their authority.
2. Educate one another and the public about the legal and factual issues that arise in the context of Vulnerable Adult abuse.
3. Network with one another and have key, designated officials from each agency that would serve as the conduit through which information about specific cases could be passed from one agency to another, thereby better ensuring that particular cases do not “fall through the cracks.”
4. Assist one another for the common goal of providing services to Vulnerable Adults, including but not limited to the possible prosecution of criminal acts committed against them.
5. Discuss remedies and solutions available to specific cases in an informal setting.
6. Enhance the overall system to protect and better meet the needs of Vulnerable Adults.

Monthly meetings of the Task Force began in the Fall of 2004. The first meetings were limited to the “core group” of agencies specifically involved with the issues concerning Vulnerable Adult abuse; law enforcement, Adult Protective Services, prosecuting attorneys, mental health workers, domestic violence workers, sexual assault workers, and developmentally disables advocates. The Task Force was unanimously and enthusiastically adopted formally at the July 2005 meeting, with all agencies agreeing to participate.  It is anticipated by all members of the Task Force that by working together to educate, support, and enhance services to Vulnerable Adults, the investigation and prosecution of crimes against Vulnerable Adults will become more efficient and effective.

Special recognition is given to Jessica Dimitrov, Esq. for her diligence and determination in seeing the Clark County VATF through difficult times and pressing forward with her vision of getting all relevant government agencies together to work directly and cooperatively with one another in a team effort to improve the lives of Vulnerable Adults through protection and prosecution.