Prevention, information and resources guide. Offers warning signs of elder abuse and identifies mandatory reporters.
From Webster University, this site examines the problem of abuse and neglect as well as its potential causes. Gives suggestions for intervening and discusses self-neglect.
Examines the causes of elder abuse. Includes applicable Indiana laws and Adult Protective Services information.
Offers fact sheets, reporting numbers, news, a list of NCEA publications, bibliographies, statistics and resources.
United States Senate hearing of June 14, 2001 before the Special Committee on Aging.
From the U.S. Department of Justice, guidelines for law enforcement officers responding to elderly victims of crime.
From the University of Illinois, this site provides definitions, case studies, victim and abuser profiles. Includes local telephone numbers to report abuse.
This APA Office on Aging site describes the different types of abuse and neglect, why abuse occurs, warning signs, caregiver issues, cultural issues and reporting guidelines.
From a social worker's point of view: types of Elder Abuse, causes and prevention.
The National Academy of Sciences offers this draft report on elder mistreatment, abuse, neglect and exploitation in an aging America.
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