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Elder
2016 National Aging and Law Conference
One in 23. That’s the number of cases of elder abuse that are reported to the authorities, according to a 2011 study shared on the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention website. And the statistic makes clear that too many incidents of elder abuse remain unaddressed, leading organizers of the 2016 National Aging and Law Conference to theme their event: “Justice for elders.”