NAPSA

Central Region Meeting
2025-12-04 11:30 - 13:00 (America/New_York) | Virtual
This meeting is held every 2 months on the first Thursday of the month from 11:30 am – 1 pm EST.
Please contact admin@napsa-now.org to gain access to the meetings.

Elder Justice Book Club
2025-12-04 12:00 - 13:00 | Virtual
Join virtually to discuss books and share ideas 3-4 times yearly. Members of the Elder Justice Community are welcome.
Co-presented by National Center on Elder Abuse and NAPSA Research to Practice (R2P) Interest Group
WHEN: Thursday December 4, 12pm PT/ 3pm ET – Zoom meeting
SIGN UP: Let us know your contact info for future meetings and voting on new reads, using https://forms.gle/dAwYt97PRw2TiD56A
Please email elaine.chen@med.usc.edu if help is needed.

The Younger Wife
by Sally Hepworth
“[An] appealing domestic suspense novel from bestseller Hepworth [with a] fast-moving plot. This often funny and affecting outing should win Hepworth new fans.”––Publishers Weekly
Stephen Aston is getting married again. The only problem is, he’s still married to his first wife, even though she is in a care facility for dementia. But he’ll take care of that easily, by divorcing her–even if his adult daughters protest.
With their mother unable to speak for herself, Tully and Rachel are determined to get to the truth about their family’s secrets, the new wife closing in, and who their father really is. But will getting to the truth unleash the most dangerous impulses…in all of them?

Please use this form https://forms.gle/AEp7dRka6pjt8baD9 to nominate books you’d like to explore moving forward. These may be from a variety of genres and we hope they’ll reflect diverse perspectives and stimulate discussion. Feel free to explore Book Recommendations Received thus far.
WAYS TO GET A COPY OF THE BOOK

Borrow a print copy from your local public library or university library.
Borrow the ebook or audiobook from your local library using the Libby app (or your library might offer free loans via other apps like Hoopla or Kindle loans). Contact your local library to learn more.
Purchase a used or new copy at Amazon, Abe Books, Thrift Books, another online book retailer, or your local bookstore.
Purchase a Kindle version through Amazon or listen to the audiobook with a paid subscription to Audible.

By the way, it’s okay to join the book club meeting without having completed or read the book.
QUESTIONS
Please contact elaine.chen@med.usc.edu or any of the other organizers below if you have any questions about the book club.
Organized by:

Elaine Chen, National Center on Elder Abuse, University of Southern California
Lori Mars, National Center on Elder Abuse, University of Southern California
Mariah C. Freark, Research to Practice Interest Group, National Adult Protective Services Association
Olivia Valdes, Research to Practice Interest Group, National Adult Protective Services Association

Mountain Region
2025-12-08 15:00 - 16:00 | Virtual
This meeting is held every two months on the 2nd Monday of the month from 3-4 pm EST. The October 2025 meeting will be held on the 3rd Monday.
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Membership Committee Meeting
2025-12-09 15:00 - 16:00
This meeting is held every 2 months on the second Tuesday of the month from 3-4 pm EST.
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NAPSA Education Committee Meeting
2025-12-11 14:00 - 15:00 | Virtual
This meeting is held the 4th Thursday of the month from 2-3 pm EST.
Please note: There is no November meeting. The December meeting will be on Dec 11th, 2025.
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NAPSA Development Committee Meeting
2025-12-16 13:00 - 14:00 | Virtual
This meeting is held the 3rd Tuesday of the month from 1-2 pm EST.
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Research to Practice (R2P) Meeting
2025-12-17 15:00 - 16:30 | Virtual
This meeting is held the 3rd Wednesday of the month from 3-4:30 pm EST.
For more information on R2P meetings, please visit: https://www.napsa-now.org/r2p-interest-group-and-resource-library/

Public Policy Committee Meeting
2025-12-19 14:30 - 15:30 | Virtual
This meeting is held the 3rd Friday of the month from 2:30-3:30 pm EST.
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Scam Advice Forum Webinar
2025-12-25 12:30 - 13:30 | Virtual
The Scam Advice Forum Webinar is held on the 4th Thursday of each month from 12:30-1:30 pm EST.
To register, please click here.

NAPSA Education Development #2 Committee Meeting
2025-12-25 15:00 - 16:00 | Virtual
This meeting is held the 4th Thursday of the month from 3-4 pm EST.
Please note: November & December meetings will be combined for the holidays.
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Friday National Policy Meeting
2026-01-02 16:00 - 17:00, 2026-01-09 16:00 - 17:00, 2026-01-16 16:00 - 17:00, 2026-01-23 16:00 - 17:00, 2026-01-30 16:00 - 17:00, 2026-02-06 16:00 - 17:00 | Virtual
This meeting is held every Friday from 4-5 pm EST.
This meeting is invite only.

Ethics Committee Meeting
2026-01-06 11:00 - 12:30 | Virtual
This meeting is held the 1st Tuesday every 2 months from 11 AM-12:30 PM EST.
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Regional Rep Advisory Board (RRAB) Meetings
2026-01-06 14:00 - 15:30, 2026-02-03 14:00 - 15:30 | Virtual
This meeting is held the 1st Tuesday every month from 2-3:30 pm EST.
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Education Development Committee Meetings
2026-01-08 14:00 - 15:00 | Virtual
This meeting is held the 2nd Thursday every month from 2-3 pm EST.
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APS Nurses Group
2026-01-13 14:00 - 14:30 | Virtual
This meeting is held the 2nd Tuesday of every other month from 2-3:30 pm EST.
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Conference Planning Committee Meetings
2026-01-14 12:00 - 13:00, 2026-01-28 12:00 - 13:00 | Virtual

Southwest Region Meeting
2026-01-15 16:00 - 17:00 | Virtual
This meeting is held the 3rd Thursday every other month from 4-5 pm EST.
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Public Policy Committee Meetings
2026-01-16 14:30 - 15:30 | Virtual
This meeting is held the 3rd Friday every month from 2:30-3:30 pm EST.
Please contact admin@napsa-now.org to gain access to the meetings.

Development Committee Meetings
2026-01-20 13:00 - 14:00 | Virtual
This meeting is held the 3rd Tuesday every month from 1-2 pm EST.
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Research to Practice (R2P) Interest Group
2026-01-21 15:00 - 16:30 | Virtual
This meeting is held the 3rd Wednesday every month from 3-4:30 pm EST.
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January 2026 Scam Forum
2026-01-22 12:30 - 13:30
Registration Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_5V6mJGuuRVa6rhGAC9y0vg
Date & Time: January 22, 2026 at 12:30 PM EST

Title:
Financial Decision Making in Older Age: A Neuropsychology Perspective

Description:
There are multiple reasons why certain older adults may become poorer decision makers and consequently more vulnerable to scam, fraud, and financial exploitation. This presentation will provide an overview of our research program to date focused on financial decision making in older age, which spans neuroimaging, behavioral economics, cognitive neuroscience, and other empirical approaches.

Speaker:
Duke Han, PhD, is a board-certified clinical neuropsychologist and tenured Professor of Psychology, Family Medicine, Neurology, and Gerontology at the University of Southern California. His research focuses on cognition and decision making in aging, with particular attention to factors that increase vulnerability to financial exploitation and dementia-related risk.
Dr. Han directs an NIH-funded research program integrating neuroimaging, cognitive neuroscience, and behavioral economics, and holds leadership roles with the USC Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center and several national and international research initiatives. He is Editor-in-Chief of The Journals of Gerontology: Psychological Sciences and a recipient of the prestigious Paul B. Beeson Career Development Award from the National Institute on Aging.

This video will be recorded and uploaded to our website.

Education Committee Meetings
2026-01-22 14:00 - 15:00
This meeting is held the 4th Thursday every month from 2-3 pm EST.
Please contact admin@napsa-now.org to gain access to the meetings.

Membership Committee Meeting
2026-02-09 01:00 - 14:00 | Virtual
This meeting is held the 2nd Monday every two months from 1-2 pm EST.
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