AGENCY TESTIMONY
Older Adult Liaison program in NYPD precincts
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The Older Adult Liaison program is a joint initiative between NYCA and NYPD, placing designated liaisons in every police precinct to support older adults. This program aims to improve access to services and increase safety for older New Yorkers.
- Older Adult Liaisons are present in all 77 NYPD precincts and 9 police service areas
- Liaisons connect victims with support services and educate the public on available programs
- The program was announced by Mayor Adams in June 2023 in observance of World Elder Abuse Day
- Liaisons attend community council meetings and older adult centers to engage with the community
Lorraine Cortés-Vázquez
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One of the things that we're really proud of is this adult older adult liaisons, which are in every NYPD preset, as well as the 7 police service areas.
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At the seventeen older adults, adult town halls we have hosted across the city with mayor Adams over the past year.
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Public safety comes up as an ongoing concern.
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Our partnership with the NYPD has been instrumental in helping older adults access the services that they need when they are victims of a crime.
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It also gives us an opportunity to introduce the public older adult liaison at each one of those town halls.
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Elder abuse, elder fraud, which can be form of, as you have said, madam chair.
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Elder abuse is a form which perpetrated by trusted individual and or a known or a random stranger.
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I'm so sorry.
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Or a trusted individual or random stranger, and is typically financial in nature with the older adult as to fraud it out of monetary benefit.
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Older adults are the targets of fraud or scams often because they are viewed as vulnerable or having access to large amounts of money.
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Compared to other parts of the population, and people know when they get those funds.
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As you know, the older adult population of this city is growing exponentially, with more than 1,800,000 adults expected to live in the 5 boroughs by 2030.
