2024 Jane Ochrymowycz Award for Advocacy Call for Nominations   Minnesota World Elder Abuse Awareness Day Conference   Background:  On December 30, 2011, the Minnesota elder justice community lost a…

St. Louis County Elder Abuse Multidisciplinary Team Coordinator The Minnesota Elder Justice Center is seeking a Multidisciplinary Team Coordinator to coordinate and support a vulnerable adult/elder abuse MDT in St.…

Over winter months, family and friends often gather for meals, shared holiday traditions, and overnight visits. While most of the time overnight visits are welcome and temporary, we at the…

Join us at Town & Country Club in St. Paul on November 9! Please join us at The Town & Country Club in St. Paul to learn about the impact…

Click here for the Training Manual   We are pleased to collaborate with the U.S. Department of Justice Elder Justice Institute to offer a one-day training on forensic interviewing of elders. Safe Accessible Forensic…

Click titles of materials to view and download materials.   8:30am-10:00am Welcome/Keynote in Carriage Hall Denny Chan, Justice in Aging: Advancing equity for older adults through law and policy, with…

The Minnesota Legislature adjourned on Monday, May 22, 2023, with significant successes for older and vulnerable adults, as well as those experiencing abuse and maltreatment. MEJC was actively pursuing state…

On March 21, 2023, the Minnesota Supreme Court suspended a former city prosecutor from practicing law. Among other facts, the court observed that the prosecutor had failed to act upon…

A recent tragedy in Minnesota amplified community conversations about the importance of language access in emergency situations and beyond. On February 11, 2022, 65-year-old Yia Xiong died of multiple gunshot…

On March 1, 2023, the Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) announced the launch of the Minnesota Violent Death Reporting System (MNVDRS) Dashboard, a public health tool for visualizing statewide data…