EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — El Paso Adult Protective Services hosted its 3rd annual “Trunk or Treat” Halloween Carnival for seniors on Thursday morning, Oct. 30.
The carnival was held at the Downtown State Office building, and around 200 seniors from local adult day care centers attended the event.
The carnival featured games, Halloween costume contests, and trick-or-treating.
The event also aimed to raise public awareness of elder abuse prevention and encouraged socialization for elders.
“As we get older, we get lonely and we trust individuals that come into our lives, and at that point they manipulate the relationship and take advantage of them financially. It’s someone they know and someone they trust, and they ended up getting taken advantage of.”
Family and Protective Services Communication Specialist Grace Ortiz
“Last year in El Paso County, APS investigated the situations of 3,210 people who were living at home and found 2,002 of them suffered one or more forms of abuse, neglect, or exploitation.”
Texas Department of Family and Protective Services
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