For the month of June here in Kern County, it was recently declared Elder Abuse Awareness Month.

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At Tuesday’s Board of Supervisor’s meeting, a light is being shined on a gray area that an elderly population is being mistreated and statistics show, it happens more often that we think.

On June 3rd’s Kern County Board of Supervisor’s meeting, it was officially announced that June would be proclaimed as Elder Abuse Awareness Month in Kern County.

“The purpose of Elder Abuse Awareness Day is t

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