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Equity and fairness are core to elder justice. Achieving justice requires eliminating disparities across the life span and addressing their repercussion in old age.
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Lisa Nerenberg MSW MPH has been a leader in the field of elder abuse prevention for over 30 years. She is Executive Director of the California Elder Justice Coalition and an instructor at City College of San Francisco, where she teaches classes in gerontology, elder abuse, and ageism. She has presented at hundreds of professional forums, testified before Congressional committees, served on governmental advisory board, and written extensively about elder abuse and related topics. Her newly released Elder Justice, Ageism and Elder Abuse (Springer, 2019) offers a roadmap for promoting individual rights and social justice in aging policy and programs. Her earlier Elder Abuse Prevention: Emerging Trends and Promising Strategies (Springer, 2008) describes what the public, government, agencies, and advocates can do to prevent abuse, treat its effects, and ensure justice.
