New Partnership Of Maine Officials Will Focus On Combating Elder Abuse

Maine Public | By Ed Morin

Published October 23, 2019 at 3:59 PM EDT

Democratic Gov. Janet Mills has signed an executive order to create an organized effort aimed at fighting elder abuse.

The directive creates a coordinated partnership of state officials from the Departments of Health and Human Services, Public Safety, and Professional and Financial Regulation, as well as members of advocacy organizations.

Among the goals of the Elder Justice Partnership are identifying challenges and developing strategic priorities to prevent and respond to elder abuse.

The National Council on Aging says about 1 in 10 Americans ages 60 and older have experienced some form of elder abuse, with about 33,000 victims of elder abuse living in Maine.

The partnership is charged with submitting recommendations to the governor by December 2021.

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Ed Morin

Ed is a Maine native who spent his early childhood in Livermore Falls before moving to Farmington. He graduated from Mount Blue High School in 1970 before going to the University of Maine at Orono where he received his BA in speech in 1974 with a broadcast concentration. It was during that time that he first became involved with public broadcasting. He served as an intern for what was then called MPBN TV and also did volunteer work for MPBN Radio.

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