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Administration on Aging

AoA has a strong commitment to protecting seniors from elder abuse. AoA funds the National Center on Elder Abuse (NCEA) to serve as a resource for the public and for professionals.
AoA website http://www.aoa.gov/eldfam/Elder_Rights/Elder_Abuse/Elder_Abuse.asp

National Center on Elder Abuse

National Center on Elder Abuse - The National Center on Elder Abuse (NCEA), funded by the U.S. Administration on Aging, is a gateway to resources on elder abuse, neglect, and exploitation.

Website: http://www.elderabusecenter.org 
Phone: (202) 898-2586
Fax: (202) 898-2583
E-mail: NCEA@nasua.org
Mail: 1201 15th Street, N.W., Suite 350
Washington, D.C. 20005-2800

Developing Training Programs on Elder Abuse Prevention for In- Home Helpers, Issues and Guidelines, March 2002 (pdf)

Elder Abuse Awareness Kit, April 2001 (pdf)

National Committee for the Prevention of Elder Abuse

The National Committee for the Prevention of Elder Abuse (NCPEA) is an association of researchers, practitioners, educators, and advocates dedicated to protecting the safety, security, and dignity of America's most vulnerable citizens. It was established in 1988 to achieve a clearer understanding of abuse and provide direction and leadership to prevent it. The Committee is one of six partners that make up the National Center on Elder Abuse, which is funded by Congress to serve as the nation's clearinghouse on information and materials on abuse and neglect.

The mission of NCPEA is to prevent abuse, neglect, and exploitation of older persons and adults with disabilities through research, advocacy, public and professional awareness, interdisciplinary exchange, and coalition building.

American Medical Association on Elder Abuse and Neglect

Diagnostic and Treatment Guidelines on Elder Abuse and Neglect

Merck Manual

This chapter in the Merck Manual on Social Issues has a section on elder abuse.

Elder Abuse and Neglect Assessment from the Hartford Institute for Geriatric Nursing

http://www.hartfordign.org/publications/trythis/issue15.pdf

Elder Mistreatment: Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation in an Aging America (2002)

National Academies Press, Committee on National Statistics

Literature

Developing Training Programs on Elder Abuse Prevention for In-Home Helpers: Issues and Guidelines (pdf). National Center on Elder Abuse. March 2002.

Diagnostic and Treatment Guidelines on Elder Abuse and Neglect (pdf). American Medical Association. October 1992.

Gray-Vickery, Peg. Protecting the Older Adult. Nurse Management 2001:32(10):36-40.

Hirsch, CH; Stratton, S; Loewy, R.  The primary care of elder mistreatment.  The Western Journal of Medicine. June 1999:170(6):353.

Kruger, RM; Moon, CH.  Can you spot the signs of elder mistreatment? Postgraduate Medicine online. Aug. 1999:106(2):169-183.

National Association of Adult Protective Services Administrators. Elder Abuse Awareness Kit (pdf). National Center on Elder Abuse. March 2001.