The South Dakota Elder Abuse Task Force held their first meeting last week. 
The task force was suggested by Supreme Court Chief Justice David Gilbertson, and has members appointed by him, Governor Dennis Daugaard, Attorney General Marty Jackley and legislative leaders. Sarah Jennings, of Sioux Falls, and state director of AARP-South Dakota is one of those members. She says there are a couple of primary goals…
Jennings says defining the issue could be difficult…
Jennings says they also hope that just having the task force discussion will help people focus on the issue…
The group heard from several experts at the meeting about the silent nature of the abuse.