Channel 4 Co/anchor and WEAAD host Jennifer Johnson, greets TCAD staffer and WEAAD state coordinator Janet Lamb, with step-son Jason Lamb, right, and husband Ernie Lamb, left.

Channel 4 Co/anchor and WEAAD host Jennifer Johnson discusses her family’s experience with elder financial exploitation at the Nashville observance of World Elder Abuse Awareness Day held June 15 at the Knowles FiftyForward Senior Center.

Metro Vice Mayor Diane Neighbors welcomes the crowd of 100 to the second Nashville observance of World Elder Abuse Awareness Day, held June 15 at the Knowles FiftyForward Senior Center.

Metro Police Sergeant Suzanne Stephenson gives crime prevention and safety tips to the World Elder Abuse Awareness Day crowd at the Knowles FiftyForward Senior Center on June 15.

TCAD Executive Director, Mike Hann, introduces keynote speaker, Tennessee Division of Consumer Affairs Director Mary Clement, at the Nashville observance of World Elder Abuse Awareness Day, held June 15.

Tennessee Consumer Affairs Director, Mary Clement, explains different financial exploitation schemes con artists use to steal money from elders.

Tennessee Consumer Affairs Director, Mary Clement, explains different financial exploitation schemes con artists use to steal money from elders.

Tennessee Consumer Affairs Director, Mary Clement, explains different financial exploitation schemes con artists use to steal money from elders.

Misty Anderson and Khrischell Harrison, of Blue Cross Blue Shield, celebrate World Elder Abuse Awareness Day at the Kodak Senior Center, in Sevier County. Blue Cross Blue Shield is a sponsor of World Elder Abuse Awareness Day, in Tennessee.

Channel 4 Co/anchor and WEAAD host Jennifer Johnson, poses with Blue Cross Blue Shield representative Kimberly Watson, Purple Man, and FiftyForward Victory over Crime coordinator Mary Ann Petty, at the Nashville observance of World Elder Abuse Awareness Day on June 15. Johnson, third from the left, called the fraud bingo game and awarded prizes donated by Blue Cross Blue Shield, Americhoice, Kroger and the Tennessee Commission on Aging and Disability.

World Elder Abuse Awareness Day banners, displayed at WEAAD observances, senior centers and state buildings across the state, encourages people to show their support by wearing purple on June 15.

Gerald Fried, of Behavior Medicine Institute, discusses hoarding behaviors at the June 15 World Elder Abuse Awareness Day, held at the Kodak Senior Center.