Elder Abuse Prevention: Information and Resource Guide

Serving the East Bay

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What is elder abuse?

How is it recognized?

Who MUST report?

What should I do?

Who do I call to report and for help?

Resources beyond Elder Abuse Prevention

Prevencion de Abuso a los Ancianos A Spanish version.

Elder and Volunteer links. I have sorted these by state, so that those of you who are looking for specific information or help in your state can find it more easily. However, while information may be duplicated on these pages, every one of them has valuable information. If you are looking for help, resources, or information on elder abuse and prevention, I urge you to check many of these links.
If you are looking for education information, use your browser's find capability to search for education.

Arizona
- Area Agency on Aging, Region One, Inc. Phoenix, Az.
Arkansas
- Medical Fraud and Elder Abuse
- Aging and Adult Services
California
- California Statewide Technical Assistance and Training for Domestic Violence Shelters.
- California Accreditation of Residential Elder Services.
- California Alliance Against Domestic Violence
- California Law regarding Elder Abuse. There is an excellent searchable archive at the Official California Legislative Information site.
- Eden I&R, Inc. linking people and resource, is a non profit agency serving as a link between Alameda County residents and the full range of community services available to them.
- Probate: Getting Help for Dependent/Older Adults part of Self Service Center | Superior Court of Santa Clara County, California
- California Medical Training Center Improving the Healthcare Response to Violence
- Contra Costa Community Wellness and Prevention Program
- Domestic Violence Project of Santa Clara County
- Elder Abuse Law Micheal Schwartz is a practicing lawyer in California. One of his focuses is elder abuse litigation. He intends that his site be the ultimate resourse for elder abuse law in and out of California.
- Elder Abuse Prevention from WISE Senior Services is a multiservice, private, non-profit organization, dedicated to enriching the lives and promoting the well being of California's senior citizens.
- Elder Angelsis a non-profit charity dedicated to creating an abuse-free society for Bay Area seniors.
- Elder Abuse Law Center
- Goldman Institute on Aging Elder Abuse Prevention
- Hollywood 4 Seniors Guide to Solving Problems (for Seniors) in Los Angeles.
- Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office Elder Abuse Unit.
- Napa County - Health & Human Services: Adult Protective Services
- Residential Care Publications The Provider's Web is dedicated to providing a "digital information center" which will include the latest information for the residential care and assisted living care provider.
- San Francisco Bay Area Volunteer Information Center
- Volunteer Agencies - East Bay
- 1-800-VICTIMS the Victims of Crime Resource Center, located on the McGeorge School of Law campus in Sacramento, California, has operated the State of California's toll-free 1-800-VICTIMS line since 1984.
- Los Angeles Police Department
Colorado
- Sexual Assault Victim Advocate
- Find The Good.org represents the efforts of more than 150 Colorado-based organizations united by one purpose: to provide a positive path to end violence in our daily lives.
Florida
- Elderly Abuse
- Stetson Law - Elder Law education
Idaho
- Information for crime victims of Idaho
Illinois
- University of Illinois Extension: Elder Abuse and Neglect
- Illinois Violence Prevention Authority
Indiana
- Adult Protective Services in Clark County, Indiana -Signs, symptoms and information on adult Protective Services -Victim services and resources; Indiana law.
  Victim/Witness Services -Information on Indiana law and procedure in everyday language, -Witness tips for testifying in court, -Services and resources for crime victims
Kansas
- Kansas Elder Law network: Abuse and Neglect of Elderly
- Community Access Network: Domestic Violence
Maine
- Bureau of Elder and Adult Services Aging Related Web Sites
Kentucky
- Aging Resource Center of Louisville.
- http://police.richmond.ky.us/RPDInformation/Information.html">Richmond Police Department Crime Information
Maryland
- The Elder Law Center G. S. Ingalls, P.A. Yah, it's an ad, but he has some very good information on legal issues for and about elders.
Massachusetts
- Burlington Police Department/Lahey Clinic: Elder Abuse
- Inter-Generations Your Internet Guide to the resources devoted to serving older adults on Cape Cod and the Islands.
Michigan
- OFFICE OF THE PROSECUTING ATTORNEY KALAMAZOO COUNTY, MICHIGAN
Minnesota
- Minnesota Center Against Violence and Abuse: Elder Abuse
Missouri
- Gerontology Program at SMS Education in caring for elders.
- Missouri Victim Assitance Network
New Jersey
- Violence Institute of New Jersey - Elder Abuse
New York
- Victim Services
- East Side Elder Elder Abuse Prevention Project New York, NY
- Safe Horizon Hotlines (serving the New York City region)
- New York State Coalition Against Domestic Violence
North Carolina
- North Carolina Coalition Against Domestic Violence
- Interact of Wake CountyProviding safety and support for victims and survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault.
Oklahoma
- YWCA of Enid
Ohio
- Benjamin Rose Institute is a non-profit, non-sectarian health and social service agency that, since 1908, has been regarded as a leader in helping older people age with dignity.
- Browning & Meyer Co., LPA, Attorneys at Law focusing on elder law.
Oregon
- State of Oregon, Senior and Disabled Services
- LivingAfter50.com Portland's Guide to Senior Services!
Pennsylvania
- Nursing Home Neglect, Injuries, Abuse - Personal Injury Lawyers There is good information at this site on resources beyond this law firm in Pennsylvania, Ohio, and West Virginia. In addition, they have detailed information on abuse and neglect in nursing homes, including dehydration, elopement, restraints, etc
South Carolina
- South Carolina Coalition Against Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault
Texas
- Links having to do with elder abuse
- Texas Senior Law
- Women's Resource and Crisis Center of Galveston County
- Victim Assistance Program at the Bryan Police Department
Washington
- Green County Women's Center Greene County Women's Center is a non-profit, grass-roots community organization dedicated to providing support and practical assistance to Greene County women and their children who are abused or threatened with abuse.
Wisconsin
- Wisconsin Aging Programs
National or Federal (USA)
- National Center on Elder Abuse
- Elder Abuse and Neglect at Administration on Aging and Consumer Protection & the Elderly This site has quite a bit of information on all topics that have anything to do with aging.
- National Victim Center
- Federal Elder Law Statutes
Argentina
- Portal Geriatrico
Austrailia
Brazil
- Reference Center for Aging, English and Portuguese
Canada
- Canadian Mental Health Association, Newfoundland and Labrador Division
- BC Institute Against Family Violence
- Information and Referral Service for Vulnerable Adults in Ontario
- Abuse Education, Prevention and Response Project Ontario
- Haldimand and Norfolk Community Response Network addressing the abuse of older adults in our community (Ontario).
- Niagara Gatekeepers - a program designed to identify and help older adults who may be in need of support services BEFORE a serious crisis develops.
- Family Violence information for Nova Scotia.
- Father's Cattery. They raise cats for abused and neglected senior citizens.
- Elder Abuse at the Virtual Nursing College
- Seniors Safety
Korea I think. I can't read Korean.
- http://www.elderabuse.or.kr/index/main.htm If someone who reads Korean could send me the name of this site and information on the Korean character set, I would appreciate it.
- Welfare & Information
Spain
- Sociedad Española de Geriatría y Gerontología
- ASISTENCIA PSICOLÓGICA RAMON LLULL
- LA MEDICINA ANTE EL MALTRATO DOMÉSTICO
Links that are not geographically specific.
- AARP: Avoiding Abuse Advice for seniors.
- National Center For Victims of Crime
- NATIONAL ORGANIZATION FOR VICTIM ASSISTANCE®
- Elder Abuse on "ER"
- Study Web Medicine Geriatric/Gerentology education
- Center on Aging University of California, Berkeley (education)
- The Trailblazing Website on Resources for Volunteer Program Managers and Volunteers
- SeniorPages
- The Episcopal Society For Ministry on Aging Homepage!
- Yahoo - Society and Culture: Seniors
- Mickey's Place in the Sun easy access of information to communities, agencies, and individuals to improve the quality of their own lives or the lives of others within their community
- Nursing Home and Elder Abuse - Suite101.com
- Provider's Web is dedicated to providing a "digital information center" which will include the latest information for the residential care and assisted living care provider.
- Quitabuse A non-profit society of people and the internet, fighting abuse worldwide.
- Financial Planning and Elder Abuse He has some suggestions on how to protect yourself from financial abuse.
- Violence & Injury Prevention (VIP) Online resources for family members, health care professionals, forensic examiners, law enforcement officers, and others in the aging, mental health, long term care and public health networks.
- VAWnet Library, an online resource for advocates working to end domestic violence, sexual assault, and other violence in the lives of women and their children.
- Elder Abuse Another site similar to EAP.
- Nursing Home Abuse Resource Center
- Elder Abuse and Neglect: In Search of Solutions at Aging Issues presented by American Psychological Association
- Elder Abuse Information from Andrew Vachss This site has an archive of news articles on Elder Abuse.

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Elder Abuse Prevention: Information and Resource Guide

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