Training on the signs of elder abuse and what to do about it is available to recruits at the Westchester Police Academy.  In addition, sessions are periodically made available to working police from department's county wide.

Westchester's training program was cited as a model program at the New York State Adult Abuse Conference in October 2004 in Albany.

For more information on elder abuse training offered at the Police Academy, call Director of Training Maryellen Martirano at the Police Academy at 231-1827 or visit  the Department of Public Safety website.
 

Lunch and Learn programs

The Lunch and Learn program provides free educational seminars about elder abuse and services for caregivers at Westchester County businesses. A recent national study reported that the total cost to businesses from lost productivity resulting from employee caregiving to be $29 billion a year.

These "Lunch and Learn" sessions help to educate employees on the services available in Westchester to help them in their role as a caregiver. For more information or to set up a seminar, call (914) 245-2094.