To: Board of Supervisors
From: Marla Stuart, Employment and Human Services Director
Report Title: Proclaim June 2026 as Elder and Dependent Adult Abuse Awareness Month.
?Recommendation of the County Administrator ? Recommendation of Board Committee
RECOMMENDATIONS:
ADOPT a resolution recognizing June 2026 as Elder and Dependent Adult Abuse Awareness Month in Contra Costa County, as recommended by the Employment & Human Services Director.
FISCAL IMPACT:
None.
BACKGROUND:
Elder Abuse Awareness Month is a worldwide recognition every June with World Elder Abuse Awareness Day officially observed on June 15. The month highlights the prevention of physical, psychological, and financial abuse, and neglect of older adults. The 2026 global theme is Beyond Awareness: Making Elder Abuse Prevention Work (United Nations).
Elder and dependent adult abuse remains widely under-recognized and under-reported. It can take many forms and often occurs in situations where individuals lack visibility, support, or access to services. In addition to raising awareness, this issue calls for stronger systems that can prevent abuse and respond effectively when it happens, while respecting the dignity, independence, and rights of older people and those with disabilities.
In Contra Costa County, our Aging & Adult Services staff educate community members about signs of abuse and ways to support the older people in their lives. EHSD has collaborated with the Area Agency on Aging to implement the Celebrating All Ages campaign. The campaign represents a countywide effort to dismantle stereotypes and prejudices against older adults and dispel age bias, challenge myths, promote respect across all ages, and encourage intergenerational connections.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
No recognition to raise awareness about this public health issue.
CHILDREN'S IMPACT STATEMENT:
This resolution supports all five of Contra Costa County's community outcomes of the Children's Report Card: (1) "Children R...
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