Kennedy Testifies at NY Senate Guardianship Hearing

Posted on September 12, 2022February 3, 2023 by Teresa Kennedy

Teresa Kay-Aba Kennedy testifying at the New York Guardianship Roundtable on August 25, 2022

NEW YORK, NY - On August 25, 2022, New York Senators Anthony Palumbo and George Borrello hosted a Guardianship Roundtable in Manhattan at the Office of the Senate Minority Leader Rob Ortt at 250 Broadway. Teresa Kay-Aba Kennedy, founder of Elder Dignity, testified about the abduction of her aunt, Dr. Lillie Sykes White, and offered policy proposals for next year's Legislative Session. The event was streamed on Facebook Live. Watch the full event: https://fb.watch/fa473Rw2J3/ Others who shar...

Silent Torture: Trafficking Through Guardianship [Video]

Posted on January 23, 2020January 21, 2021 by Teresa Kennedy

Elder Dignity & Power Living Media Release Video Linking Human Trafficking and Guardianship Features Top Elder Justice Advocates and Families Affected What would you do if a loved one was forced into isolation simply so his or her money could be stolen? Seniors and dependent adults are being forced into isolation, often sedated at home or in locked care facilities, while their assets are spent down. It sounds like Nazi Germany but it's happening right now in America. It is Silent Torture: ...

RELEASE: Videos for Human Trafficking Prevention Month

Posted on January 23, 2020January 24, 2020 by Teresa Kennedy

PRESS RELEASE For Immediate Release, January 23, 2020 Contact: Teresa Kay-Aba Kennedy, elderdignity(at)hotmail.com, 212-901-6913 ELDER DIGNITY RELEASES TRIO OF VIDEOS INCLUDING “SILENT TORTURE” MAKING LINK BETWEEN HUMAN TRAFFICKING AND GUARDIANSHIP Calls for Governor DeSantis to release Dr. Lillie Sykes White from forced isolation in Florida for National Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month NEW YORK, NY – On the heels of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day and Peace Week, and in c...

$36 Billion Piggy Bank

Posted on November 15, 2016July 5, 2019 by Teresa Kennedy

Richard Cordray, Director of Federal Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, called elder financial exploitation the “crime of the 21st century.” Approximately 36.9% of seniors are affected by financial abuse in a given five-year period. According to The True Link Report on Elder Financial Abuse 2015, $36.48 billion a year is lost by victims of elder financial abuse — more than twelve times what was previously reported. $6.7 billion is stolen through Trust Abuse, when friends, family, or paid h...