QUESTION
How are incidents of attacks on seniors being reported and addressed in the NYPD program?
0:45:43
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Associate Commissioner Anya Herasme acknowledges the lack of specific data on crimes reported by seniors in the NYPD program but outlines the goals and coverage of elder justice programs.
- The New York City Department for the Aging does not have specific data on crimes reported by seniors within NYPD programs.
- Elder justice programs track assistance provided to seniors but not specific types of crimes.
- The goal with NYPD is to ensure they are trained to meet the needs of older adults who report incidents.
- Elder justice programs are available across all boroughs, serving any older New Yorker in need.
- Referrals to elder justice programs can be made through any Older Adult Centers (OAC) or other programs for clients experiencing issues.
Shahana K. Hanif
0:45:43
Do you have any reporting on how many of our seniors are are reporting instances and incidences of attacks in this NYPD program that you just described.
0:45:55
Because many of our seniors who are a limited English proficient are also unlikely to report instances.
0:46:02
And we've seen that.
0:46:04
And so I I would like to see and better understand what this administration's plans are, particularly in this climate.
0:46:13
As we see more and more of our constituents bearing the brunt and reaching out to our offices for support.
0:46:22
And we'd like to be able to provide more capacity to the providers that are very limited in resources.
0:46:29
And wanna partner with the agency to be able to really make sure that there's recourse in these in in events of attacks?
Anya Herasme
0:46:40
I'm not sure if we have specific data on how many of those specific crimes.
0:46:45
I I'm confident that our elder justice programs do track how many, you know, people they assist and and the different ways they assist them, but I'm I'm not sure that we have specific data on you know, what types of crimes there are within that.
0:46:57
And I I don't believe that NYPD necessarily shares that information.
0:47:02
What our goal with them is more to make sure that they are trained to appropriately meet the needs of any older adult who comes in.
0:47:09
But the elder justice programs are they're available to any older New Yorkers.
0:47:14
So they don't necessarily need to be locate there's they cover all boroughs in all areas.
0:47:18
So they can be any OAC nor any of our programs can refer to those programs if they have a client who's experiencing an issue.
0:47:27
Thank you.
