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Proc 8838ProclamationObama · DCeremonial

Proclamation 8838

World Elder Abuse Awareness Day, 2012

This proclamation designates June 15, 2012 as World Elder Abuse Awareness Day, calling on Americans to learn signs of elder abuse and raise awareness. It references the 2010 Elder Justice Act and ongoing federal efforts with HHS, CFPB, and DOJ to combat elder abuse, but creates no new programs, mandates, or legal obligations.

Federal Register Open PDF 77 FR 36901

Impact dates

  1. World Elder Abuse Awareness Day observance

Key directives

  • Proclaim June 15, 2012 as World Elder Abuse Awareness Day
  • Call upon all Americans to observe this day by learning signs of elder abuse, neglect, and exploitation, and by raising awareness

Timeline

Immediate

  • Proclamation of June 15, 2012 as World Elder Abuse Awareness Day

Near term (90d)

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Long term

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Risks & tensions

  • Document is purely commemorative with no binding policy directives or resource allocations
  • References to federal agency partnerships describe existing efforts, not new mandates
Proclamation 8838: World Elder Abuse Awareness Day, 2012 · Executive Orders