Netizens speak about the importance of spreading elder abuse awareness

Twitterati spread elder abuse awareness addressing the issues of mistreatment of elderly people that still exist.

In this fast-growing world where everyone is so busy with their own lives, they often forget that as they are growing up, their parents are growing old and require more attention and care than ever. In many houses, old-age parents are not given adequate health and medical treatment. They're denied basic rights. It's a global-social issue which has been forgotten amidst the high talks of development. The pandemic has worsened the inequalities and resulted in ageism. It has increased the risk of abuse and violence against elders and the neglect towards all these factors needs to be dealt with now. The theme of the year for Elder Abuse Awareness Day 2020 is 'Lifting Up Voices'. The theme calls for elder justice and for the violence to end against all aged people.

Take a look at Twitterati creating awareness on the occasion: 

Don't abuse Elders, You will be an Elder soon.....@ErJayaBharti ✍??#WorldElderAbuseAwarenessDay pic.twitter.com/2srIoSTlkm

— ?Sweet_JayA? (@ErJayaBharti) June 15, 2020

You ought to love and care for your parents in their old age.” “To make anelderly person happy is the noblest act a young person can ever do!” “It is a blessed bliss to live to be old.” “Caregiving will never be one-size-fits-all.”#WorldElderAbuseAwarenessDay @TSNSUI @NSUI pic.twitter.com/oyEJsnFQRZ

— Jessie Alfred (@JessieAlfred21) June 15, 2020

Why shall older people be left out when we all journey the same path! This is the time to shower them with love & tender care.

Let’s remember their selfless sacrifices & contribution to society while protecting them from all harm! #WorldElderAbuseAwarenessDay #KIITUniversity pic.twitter.com/V20Xcow6HW

— KIIT - Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology (@KIITUniversity) June 15, 2020

Elder abuse is a reality that must be acknowledged. Reports say that as many as 70%
of senior citizens have faced physical or mental abuse. Most incidents go unreported & might have increased during Lockdown.

Here's how we can prevent it.#WorldElderAbuseAwarenessDay pic.twitter.com/x6WpZfcYtZ

— Mumbai Congress (@INCMumbai) June 15, 2020

Elder abuse is preventable. Everyone has a role to play.
Older people, like everyone, have the right to live safely free from harm & exploitation.#RespectElders#ElderAbuse#WorldElderAbuseAwarenessDay pic.twitter.com/YVuo38JkMX

— Arjun MS ?? (@iamArjunMS) June 15, 2020

You ought to love and care for your parents in their old age.” “To make anelderly person happy is the noblest act a young person can ever do!” “It is a blessed bliss to live to be old.” “Caregiving will never be one-size-fits-all.”#WorldElderAbuseAwarenessDay @TSNSUI @NSUI pic.twitter.com/oyEJsnFQRZ

— Jessie Alfred (@JessieAlfred21) June 15, 2020

Older people are the ones who had once shaped our lives for the better and blessed us with a splendid present & a bright future. It is our time to pay back the respect, love & care to them & make their dawning phase a happier one.#mondaythoughts #WorldElderAbuseAwarenessDay #RLH

— Real Life Heroes (@Real_LifeHeroes) June 15, 2020

Let us promise never to disregard our parents and seniors and offer them due to appreciation today on #WorldElderAbuseAwarenessDay. It's everybody's ethical obligation to keep up guardians and older parents and now lawful obligation too.

— Javed Khan (@DilliKaDevil) June 15, 2020

The COVID-19 pandemic is causing untold fear and suffering for older people across the world. The pandemic is putting older people at greater risk of poverty, discrimination and isolation.
On this #WorldElderAbuseAwarenessDay let us create awarness against Elder Abuse.

— Appi S (@Appi__S) June 15, 2020

“To care for those who once cared for us is one of the highest honors,” the author Tia Walker said. #WorldElderAbuseAwarenessDay ?
Picture credit: denistorm/Getty images pic.twitter.com/idMBCcrQW9

— Shekhar (@Shekharchaudhry) June 15, 2020

Elder abuse is a reality that must be acknowledged. Reports say that as many as 70%
of senior citizens have faced physical or mental abuse. Most incidents go unreported & might have increased during Lockdown.

Here's how we can prevent it.#WorldElderAbuseAwarenessDay pic.twitter.com/x6WpZfcYtZ

— Mumbai Congress (@INCMumbai) June 15, 2020

लकीरे हाथ की जो अपनी पढ़ नहीं सकते
हवा खिलाफ हो तो उससे लड़ नहीं सकते
जो अपने घर के बुजुर्गो की करे अनदेखी
मेरा दावा है कि वो आगे बढ़ नहीं सकते

Written By @vishnusaxena#WorldElderAbuseAwarenessDay

— Priyank (@dypriyank) June 15, 2020

#15June -  #WorldElderAbuseAwarenessDay 
This day is celebrated every year on 15 June to raise voice for caring elders. Elder abuse is a global social issue which affects the Health and Human Rights of millions of older persons around the world.@UN @UNICEF

— Anjani Tiwari?? (@AnjaniKtiwari) June 15, 2020

Older persons may also face age discrimination in decisions on medical care, triage, and life-saving therapies. The pandemic may lead to a scaling back of critical services unrelated to COVID-19, further increasing risks to the lives of older persons.#WorldElderAbuseAwarenessDay pic.twitter.com/yYvUdly5A9

— Akanksha Ola (@akankshaolaINC) June 15, 2020

He yells at his father and says, ‘Do as you’re told,
I am fed up of you, all your problems, low memory threshold’
His son hears this and tells him, ‘Dad, please don’t scold,
Someday even you will grow old’#WorldElderAbuseAwarenessDay

— Siddhi Sankalkar (@SiddhiSankalkar) June 15, 2019

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