The Minnesota Elder Justice Center
The Minnesota Elder Justice Center provides support, information and resources to older and vulnerable adults and their loved ones around issues of abuse, neglect and financial exploitation.
We mobilize communities to prevent and alleviate abuse, neglect and financial exploitation of elders and vulnerable adults at no cost to participants.
We provide:
- Direct service for victims and loved ones
- Community education
- Professional education and technical support to fields working with older or vulnerable adults
- Public policy and systems change
The 2020 Minnesota World Elder Abuse Awareness Day Conference will be held on August 24, 2020 at Earle Brown Heritage Center in Brooklyn Park, MN. Each year the conference brings together 400 professionals working in fields with older or vulnerable adults. This years conference will feature keynote speaker Louise Aronson, geriatrician and Professor of Medicine at the University of California, San Francisco and author of the best selling book, Elderhood. The 2020 conference breakout session request for proposals is now open! Please view the RFP form for full details and directions. The 2020 conference will feature a Criminal Justice specific track along with Beginner, Intermediate and Advanced content tracks. The proposal deadline is February 14th, 2020. Sponsorship opportunities are now available. Individual and exhibitor registration will begin on Monday, March 2nd. Stay tuned for more information!
Addressing elder abuse
Learn about the work MN Elder Justice Center does for victims and their loved ones in this short video.
Helpline
Help is just a phone call away for elders or vulnerable adults and those who care about them. Minnesota Elder Justice Center advocates can provide support and empathetic listening, help you find resources or access to legal information, and assist you with planning next steps.
Educational Opportunities
We provide professional training and community education presentations throughout Minnesota on a wide variety of topics, and we’d be happy to tailor a presentation to suit your needs. Some educational opportunities are eligible for CLE or CEU credit.
Public Policy
Advocating at the Capitol and with public systems is an important way we work to reduce abuse, neglect and financial exploitation of older and vulnerable adults. We work in collaboration with many organizations including non-profits and government-related working groups.