Description:
A website provided by the United States Department of Justice specifically as a resource for victims of elder abuse and financial exploitation and their families; practitioners who serve them; law enforcement agencies and prosecutors; and researchers seeking to understand and address this silent epidemic plaguing our nation's elders.
Victims and families will find information about how to report elder abuse and financial exploitation in all 50 states and the territories.
Federal, State and local prosecutors will find three different databases containing sample pleadings and statutes.
Researchers in the elder abuse field may access a database containing bibliographic information for thousands of elder abuse and financial exploitation articles and reviews.
If this is an emergency, call 9-1-1 for immediate help.
For non-life threatening emergencies:
Call the Eldercare Locator helpline at 1-800-677-1116
Visit the Victim Connect Resource Center online, or call the Victim Connect hotline at 1-855-4VICTIM (1-855-484-2846)