Aging Matters

The First Step Towards Justice - Reporting Elder Abuse

Special | 2m 8s  | Video has closed captioning.

It is estimated that one in 10 adults over the age of 60 have experienced some form of elder abuse in the last year, but few of those cases are ever reported. In Tennessee, it's mandatory that anyone who suspects elder abuse or neglect report it to Adult Protective Services. Renee Bouchillon, APA's program director, explains.

Aired: 06/10/21

Rating: NR

Problems Playing Video? | Closed Captioning

Aging Matters is a local public television program presented by NPT.

This project was supported by Award No. 2018-V2-GX-0024 awarded by the Office for Victims of Crime, Office of Justice Programs, U.S. Department of Justice through the Tennessee Office of Criminal Justice Programs.