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TEAS: Taking<br />
Elder Abuse<br />
Seriously<br />
The purposes of TEAS are to:<br />
• Collaborate with designated representatives of each individual elder rights program<br />
• Include other community partners to prevent and address threats to elder rights<br />
• Discuss issues they are seeing that weaken, threaten or potentially eliminate elder<br />
rights<br />
• Identify potential cross cutting issues that teams choose to address<br />
• Plan annual Elder Rights Conference<br />
• Represent older people and people with disabilities on advisory boards, public<br />
hearings, public policies and identified regional priorities<br />
• Collaborate with law enforcement, regulatory agencies, elected officials, judicial staff<br />
and mandatory reporters to address abuse, neglect, and exploitation.<br />
• Provide on-going community education and awareness to prevent and address<br />
threats to elder rights.<br />
TEAS incudes representatives from many<br />
organizations in our area, including: CSRA<br />
Regional Commission Area Agency on<br />
Aging, AARP, Ombudsman Program,<br />
Senior Citizens Council, Caring Together,<br />
Inc., Adult Protective Services, Georgia<br />
Division of Aging Services Forensics Unit,<br />
Safe Homes of <strong>Augusta</strong>, Law Enforcement,<br />
CSRA Coalition of Advocates for the Aging,<br />
Benton House of <strong>Augusta</strong>, Alzheimer’s<br />
Association, ResCare, Jud C Hickety Center,<br />
Shiloh Comprehensive Community Center<br />
and Health Care Providers.<br />
For more information or to become a partner, contact Jeanette<br />
Cummings, jcummings@csrarc.ga.gov or 706-210-2013<br />
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