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Expanded Resource List

2006 Resource List

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.identitytheft.org

http://www.usdoj.gov/criminal/fraud/idtheft.html

http://www.idtheftcenter.org/index.shtm

http://www.phishinginfo.org

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. www.nyc.gov/aging

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, grouped by type of resource.

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:  www.bennettblummd.com 

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.

http://www.dhfs.state.wi.us/aps/Documents/Elder_Abuse_Interdisciplinary_Team_Manual_With_Explanation_61203.doc 

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

www.ovc.gov/publications/bulletins/elderfraud_case/welcome.html.

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)

VulnerableAdultToolkitFINALFeb2006(PowerPoint format)

NATI Announces First National Partnership
with RMS Communications, Inc.

Click here for the full story.

www.911cellphonebank.com

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