Events to know about

 Safer Internet Day aims to not only create a safer internet but also a better internet, where everyone is empowered to use technology responsibly, respectfully, critically and creatively.

While Safer Internet Day is for everyone, it specifically targets a rapidly growing group of victims: Children. :-(

Got kids/grandkids? ConnectSafely offers great resources for kids (and their adults) on topics like protecting online personal information, sextortion (a growing problem for teens), cyberbullying, and more. Please share these videos on with anyone you feel they might benefit!

Check it out here! https://safer.connectsafely.org/videos/

Here's one of the excellent videos: 

https://youtu.be/mcc1Tb6fyDI?si=qS7GqcqsGUFHf4aY

 Mild cognitive impairment, which often goes undiagnosed in older adults, can adversely affect financial decision-making leaving vulnerable adults at risk for financial exploitation. Financial exploitation is the most common form of elder abuse and the research suggests a change in financial management and skills may be an early indicator of cognitive decline. Although a person may be able to perform simple tasks such as writing checks or paying bills, they may have difficulty with more complex tasks such as balancing a checkbook or managing investments.

Advances in the neuroscience of cognition and aging can help family members and professionals recognize the signs of poor monetary management and take steps to respond to and prevent the financial risks associated with early cognitive decline. Those research findings can be used to inform the work of law enforcement, adult protective services, financial institutions, clinicians, and other service providers. They are also relevant to older adults, themselves, who can be empowered to take steps to protect their financial well-being.

The webinar will feature presentations by experts in the field of aging and cognition.

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Many people are socially isolated and regularly feel lonely, according to the National Institutes of Health. Older adults are at higher risk for social isolation and loneliness due to changes in health and social connections that can come with growing older, including: hearing, vision, and memory loss; disability; trouble getting around; and the loss of family and friends.

Researchers who study elder abuse are finding that loneliness and dissatisfaction with personal relationships, along with an increase in digital technology usage, has significantly increased vulnerability to scams and other forms of elder financial exploitation. 

The webinar will feature emerging research, as well as innovative programs, which shed light on interventions that may protect older adults from financial exploitation.  

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