biostudies-literatureLees Haggerty KHealth Foundation for Western and Central New YorkNIA NIH HHSJohn A. Hartford FoundationGordon and Betty Moore FoundationNational Institutes of HealthNIH HHS223-231https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC11734100biostudies-literatureUnknown73(1)Policy measures designed to address elder abuse, neglect, and exploitation date back to decades, including the Older Americans Act of 1965. Over the years, various legislative actions have aimed to address elder mistreatment, culminating in the Elder Justice Act of 2010. Despite these efforts, policy changes lag behind need, and government funding appropriation is woefully inadequate. On November 29, 2023, the National Collaboratory to Address Elder Mistreatment convened 76 experts from research, clinical practice, policymaking, federal and state agencies, and national organizations to develop strategies for accelerating policy action to address elder mistreatment. Key themes from the convening included the need for a unified and stronger infrastructure and messaging, the importance of datJournal of the American Geriatrics SocietyAccelerating the pace of elder justice policy to meet the needs of a growing aging population.PMC117341005964.02K01 AG0769922021‐0116K01AG076992R‐202210‐009272021-0116R-202210-00927Liao JFroberg RCampetti ROjelabi OConnolly MTMosqueda LFulmer TEpstein-Lubow GGreenlee KTuboku-Metzger LLees Haggerty KStoeckle RJfalseAccelerating the pace of elder justice policy to meet the needs of a growing aging population.Policy measures designed to address elder abuse, neglect, and exploitation date back to decades, including the Older Americans Act of 1965. Over the years, various legislative actions have aimed to address elder mistreatment, culminating in the Elder Justice Act of 2010. Despite these efforts, policy changes lag behind need, and government funding appropriation is woefully inadequate. On November 29, 2023, the National Collaboratory to Address Elder Mistreatment convened 76 experts from research, clinical practice, policymaking, federal and state agencies, and national organizations to develop strategies for accelerating policy action to address elder mistreatment. Key themes from the convening included the need for a unified and stronger infrastructure and messaging, the importance of dat2025-01-01T00:00:00Z2025 Jan2026-06-06T17:40:39.336Z2026-06-03T03:10:36.807ZS-EPMC117341003960694310.1111/jgs.19257