World Elder Abuse Awareness Day
In honor of World Elder Abuse Awareness Day, the Center of Excellence on Elder Abuse & Neglect has prepared a number of documents for your use. The sample below is a draft letter to the editor which can be tailored by you for your local newspaper and county. You can download this letter and other materials, and check out links to some of our favorite publicity campaigns by other organizations, by visiting www.centeronelderabuse.org and clicking the WEAAD icon under "Latest News & Events."
Click here to get the sample letter to the editor.
2008 National Triad Conference
Click here for the follow-up materials from the 2008 National Triad Conference October 7 - 10, 2008.
S.A.L.T. Council community survey
Before a Triad implements any program, the S.A.L.T. Council should
distribute a community survey to gauge needs and concerns of the older
adult community. From the survey, the Council would then create an
action plan to address the most urgent needs of the community and create
sub-committees to address each issue in turn. Sample surveys are
included here:
AARP Fraud Fighter
A website with information, tips and resources on how seniors can “Stay ahead of the Scam and Stay Smart”. This website includes information on how to become an AARP Fraud Fighter, so that readers can sign up receive fraud alerts, tell their story about how they were scammed (or maybe recognized and resisted a fraud), and download consumer fraud materials to share with friends and community groups.
Approaching Alzheimer's
Adults Calling Emergency Services
2008 National Triad Conference October 7 - 10, 2008
NATI Newswire
Past editions of the NATI Newswire
Disaster Preparedness
Safety Training And Resources [STAR] Program
Expanded Resource List
Phishing
If you suspect you've been hooked by a phisher, act immediately .
If you provided account numbers, passwords, or PINs to a phisher, notify the companies with whom you have the accounts right away. For information on how to put a "fraud alert" on your files at the credit reporting bureaus and other advise for ID theft victims, contact the Federal Trade Commission's ID Theft Clearinghouse by calling toll-free 877-438-4338. The TDD number is 202-326-2502. Even if you didn't get hooked, you should report phishing by contacting the National Fraud Information Center/Internet Fraud Watch. Visit www.fraud.org or call toll-free 800-876-7060, TDD 202-835-0778. You should also tell the company or agency that the phisher was imperdonating. The information you provide helps to stop identity theft.
Other identity theft help sites:
http://www.usdoj.gov/criminal/fraud/idtheft.html
http://www.idtheftcenter.org/index.shtm
Training Manuals for Law Enforcement, DA's and Judges
The New York City Department for the Aging developed training manuals for law enforcement, DA's and JUdges under a DOJ grant. Each of the training manuals listed on the website include power point presentations and are available to the public free of charge.
Once you enter the site, click on Caregiver/Support, then click on Elder Crime Victims Resource Center, manuals and powerpoints lonated on the right side of the web page.
Resources on domestic abuse in later life
Listed here is a variety of resources on domestic abuse in later life. They are grouped by type of resource.
http://www.ncall.us/resources.html
Evaluating Mental Capacity and Undue Influence
Access this website for a standardized evaluation, created by Dr. Bennett Blum, Forensic and Geriatric Psychiatry, specializing in Mental Capacity and Undue Influence:
Download them from either the "Mental Capacity" or "Download Files" pages
Wisconsin Elder Abuse Interdisciplinary Team Manual
Lots of sample materials -recruitment materials, Q&As about the I-Team, sample agenda, confidentiality agreements, member position descriptions, presentation worksheets, sample problems (pp. 42-43). If this link doesn't work for you, go to www.dhfs.state.wi.us/aps and click on the third white listing in the red column on the left.
This is from our State of Wisconsin Dept. of Health and Family Services
The CASE Against Elder Fraud: Exploring a successful model
New Online Resource - The Office for Victims of Crime announces the launch of a new e-bulletin, Partnering With Faith Communities To Provide Elder Fraud Prevention, Intervention, and Victim Services. It describes the Communities Against Senior Exploitation (CASE) program, which was developed to address the problem of elder fraud. The program began in Denver, Colorado, and is now being replicated throughout the nation.
Read this new e-bulletin at:
http://www.ovc.gov/publications/bulletins/elderfraud_case/welcome.ht
The Aging/Gerontology Division
The Texas Cooperative Extension - Family and Consumer Sciences - Aging/Gerontology Division website focuses on improving health, well-being and independence through educational programs for older adults, their family members, children and youth, and professionals serving older adults and their families.
http://fcs.tamu.edu/families/aging/
"Elders and the Courts: Judicial Policy for an Aging America"
by Max B. Rothman, JD, LLM, rothman@fiu.edu and Burton D. Dunlop, PhD, Cneter on Aging, Florida International University - Journal of Aging & Social Policy Vol. 18, No. 2 / June 2006
Highlights - The authors write that as people are living longer, there likely will be more elderly entering the nation's courthouses with serious underlying problems or conditions "that will impede effective access and court processes." necessitating enhanced linkages with community partners. Analyzing how the courts perceive these issues and exploring how they have begun to address them, they conclude with an argument in support of innovative new approaches to assist courts in responding to emerging issues of older adults.
Need a Ride? Use the Guide
If you or a family member need help getting to and from shopping, medical appointments, and other activities, this one's for you. AARP's new State-by-State Guide to Transportation Assistance connects you to programs for senior and disabled riders in your area.
http://www.aarp.org/bulletin/yourlife/state_by_state_transportation.html
Protecting Vulnerable Adults Toolkit
ProtectingVulnerableAdultsToolkitFebruary2006FINAL (PDF format)
NATI Announces First National Partnership
with RMS Communications, Inc.
Click here for the full story.
Disaster Preparedness Example
2005 AAA Disaster Plan Draft 1 (PDF format)
2005 AAA Disaster Plan Draft 1 (RTF format)
Business Agreements (PDF format)
New Brochure Helps Victims of Crime
What You Can Do If You Are a Victim of Crime; (2 pp.) (BC000713) highlights victims' rights and compensation and assistance programs, and lists national organizations that help victims find information or obtain referrals. This brochure can also be customized with local contact information, which can be adapted to include local victim resources and printed on standard 8-1/2 x 11-inch paper. (OVC)
Access full text at:
http://www.ovc.gov/publications/factshts/whatyoucando/welcome.html