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Elder and Dependent Adult Abuse Prevention Council

The Elder and Dependent Adult Abuse Prevention Council was created through the attorney general's regulatory authority under Kansas law to advise and make recommendations to the Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation Unit, which works with the Kansas Department for Children and Families, Kansas Department for Aging and Disability Services, Kansas Department of Health and Environment, law enforcement and prosecutors statewide to help prevent and prosecute crimes against vulnerable adults across Kansas.

The council's duties include establishing working groups on specific topics, developing local or regional multi-disciplinary teams to assist local authorities in investigating abuse and neglect, as well as coordinating and engaging in education and outreach activities including creating a publicly available clearinghouse of information on elder and dependent adult abuse prevention.

Upcoming Meetings

  • February 19, 2025
  • June 18, 2025
  • September 17, 2025
  • December 17, 2025

Meetings to be held at the: 

KBA Building
610 SW Corporate View
Topeka, KS 66615

Council Members

Stacy Edwards, Chair
First Assistant Attorney General, Criminal Division - Economic Crimes

Dawne Altis
Assistant Commissioner for SCC, KDADS

Dr. Stephen Benson
Licensed Clinical Psychologist

Barbara Conant
Public Policy Coordinator, Kansas Advocates for Better Care

Kathy Greenlee
Former Assistant Secretary for Aging, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

Chrisy Khatib
Deputy Director of Prevention and Protection Services, DCF

Amber Smith
Deputy Attorney General, Public Protection Division

Bessie Tolbert
Multidisciplinary Team Coordinator, Criminal Division - Economic Crimes

Robert Short
Office of the Sedgwick County District Attorney, Chief Assistant District Attorney

Jerry Smith
Director of the Bureau of Community Health Systems, KDHE

Kathy Taylor
Executive Vice President and General Counsel, Kansas Bankers Association

Greg Benefiel
First Assistant Attorney General, Criminal Division - Medicaid Fraud; Director, Medicaid Fraud Control Unit

Jacklyn Zickel
Detective, Overland Park Police Department

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