Health and Medical Guide to Seniors' Health Elder Abuse Health information topics about Elder Abuse: Directories 1. Where to Report Abuse National Center on Elder Abuse http://www.elderabusecenter.org/report/index.html 2. Eldercare Locator: Community Assistance for Senio Administration on Aging http://www.eldercare.gov/ 3. Legal Hotlines for Older Americans Administration on Aging http://www.aoa.gov/eldfam/elder_rights/legal_assistance/legal_hotline.asp 4. State Elder Abuse Hotlines National Center on Elder Abuse http://www.elderabusecenter.org/default.cfm?p=statehotlines.cfm Law and Policy 1. Restitution National Committee for the Prevention of Elder Abuse http://www.preventelderabuse.org/issues/restitution.html 2. Older Americans Act: Title VII Vulnerable Elder Ri National Center on Elder Abuse http://www.elderabusecenter.org/default.cfm?p=lawslegislation.cfm Newsletters/Print Publications 1. NCEA Newsletter National Center on Elder Abuse http://www.elderabusecenter.org/default.cfm?p=newsletterarchives.cfm Organizations 1. National Institute on Aging http://www.nia.nih.gov/ 2. National Center on Elder Abuse http://www.elderabusecenter.org/ 3. Administration on Aging http://www.aoa.gov/ Overviews 1. Elder Abuse Administration on Aging http://www.aoa.gov/eldfam/Elder_Rights/Elder_Abuse/Elder_Abuse.asp 2. Elder Abuse: When You Suspect a Love One's Mi Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=HA00041 3. Elder Abuse and Neglect: In Search of Solutions American Psychological Association http://www.apa.org/pi/aging/eldabuse.html Prevention/Screening 1. Role of Professionals and Concerned Citizens National Committee for the Prevention of Elder Abuse http://www.preventelderabuse.org/professionals/professional.html 2. Preventing Elder Abuse by Family Caregivers National Center on Elder Abuse http://www.elderabusecenter.org/pdf/family/caregiver.pdf 3. Elder Abuse Prevention Administration on Aging http://www.aoa.dhhs.gov/press/fact/alpha/fact_elder_abuse_pf.asp Related Issues 1. What Should I Do If Someone I Know Is Being Abused National Committee for the Prevention of Elder Abuse http://www.preventelderabuse.org/help/should_ido.html 2. What Services Are Available to Stop Abuse? National Committee for the Prevention of Elder Abuse http://www.preventelderabuse.org/help/available.html 3. Sexual Abuse National Committee for the Prevention of Elder Abuse http://www.preventelderabuse.org/elderabuse/s_abuse.html 4. Role of Culture in Elder Abuse National Committee for the Prevention of Elder Abuse http://www.preventelderabuse.org/issues/culture.html 5. Adult Protective Services National Center on Elder Abuse http://www.elderabusecenter.org/default.cfm?p=aps.cfm 6. Caregiver Stress and Elder Abuse National Center on Elder Abuse http://www.elderabusecenter.org/pdf/family/fact_sheet.pdf 7. Crime and Older People National Institute on Aging http://www.niapublications.org/engagepages/crime.asp 8. Domestic Violence National Committee for the Prevention of Elder Abuse http://www.preventelderabuse.org/elderabuse/domestic.html 9. Elder Abuse and Substance Abuse National Committee for the Prevention of Elder Abuse http://www.preventelderabuse.org/issues/substance.html 10. Financial Abuse National Committee for the Prevention of Elder Abuse http://www.preventelderabuse.org/elderabuse/fin_abuse.html 11. Mental Capacity, Consent, and Undue Influence National Committee for the Prevention of Elder Abuse http://www.preventelderabuse.org/issues/capacity.html 12. Neglect and Self-Neglect National Committee for the Prevention of Elder Abuse http://www.preventelderabuse.org/elderabuse/neglect.html 13. Nursing Home Abuse National Center on Elder Abuse http://www.elderabusecenter.org/default.cfm?p=nursinghomeabuse.cfm 14. Physical Abuse National Committee for the Prevention of Elder Abuse http://www.preventelderabuse.org/elderabuse/physical.html 15. Psychological Abuse National Committee for the Prevention of Elder Abuse http://www.preventelderabuse.org/elderabuse/psychological.html Statistics 1. Elder Abuse and Neglect Dept. of Justice http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/ovc/ncvrw/2001/stat_over_7.htm   Recommended Resources: [CaRP] Can't open cache file. [CaRP] Unable to create/open RSS cache file. [CaRP] Failed to open file: /home/presbyme/public_html/carp/autocache/c56f49b02c797209bec1338a4d957740 [CaRP] Can't open remote newsfeed.