National Committee for the Prevention of Elder Abuse

10/30/2013

This free webinar is beginning right now! It's put on by our good friends at the National Immigrant Women's Advocacy Project.
www.niwap.org/training/trauma-webinar.htm.

10/23/2013

NCPEA is proud to co-sponsor the upcoming National Elder Abuse Symposium from December 3-6 in Anaheim, CA.

http://www.cdaa.org/wp-content/uploads/National-Elder-Abuse-Symposium-2013-Promo-One1.pdf

09/25/2013

Online Discussion on Responding to Older Crime Victims with Disabilities: September 27th

On September 27, 2013, at 2 p.m. (eastern time), we invite you to join Nancy Alterio and Mary Counihan on best practices for responding to older crime victims with disabilities. Ms. Alterio is Executive Director of the Massachusetts Disabled Persons Protection Commission. Mary Counihan, M.S.W., is President of the National Adult Protective Services Association (NAPSA) and a member of the Steering Committee for the California Elder Justice Coalition.

Visit the OVC Web Forum now at http://ovc.ncjrs.gov/ovcproviderforum to submit questions for Ms. Alterio and Ms. Counihan and return on September 27 at 2 p.m. (eastern time) for the live discussion. Go to http://ovc.ncjrs.gov/ovcproviderforum/asp/participate.asp for instructions on how to participate.

The OVC Web Forum is the place for victim service providers and allied professionals to share ideas and recommendations about best practices and programs for helping crime victims. Victims' rights and issues as well as issues for the victim service providers are also topics of interest for this comm...

06/13/2013

World Elder Abuse Awareness Day is June 15th. Take a moment to read some WEAAD information from the Department of Health & Human Services' Administration on Aging.

Millions of older Americans are abused, neglected or exploited each year, with an estimated 84% of cases going unreported. June 15th marks the eighth annual World Elder Abuse Awareness Day (WEAAD). WEAAD was launched on June 15, 2006 by the International Network for the Prevention of Elder Abuse and...

06/03/2013

REQUEST FOR MATERIAL ON POLYVICTIMIZATION IN LATER LIFE
Due June 7, 2013

The National Committee for the Prevention of Elder Abuse (NCPEA) is conducting a project on Polyvictimization in Later Life, funded by the US Department of Justice Office for Victims of Crime. Drawing from diverse sources, the project will produce an interdisciplinary training curriculum that will be widely available at no cost via online e-learning, webinars and conference presentations. YOU ARE INVITED TO CONTRIBUTE TO this exploration of late life polyvictimization.

POLYVICTIMIZATION AND ELDER ABUSE:

Polyvictimization, defined as having experienced multiple victimizations of different kinds (Finkelhor, Turner, Hamby & Ormrod, 2011), names a condition affecting individuals who have experienced multiple victimizations or exposures to violence, crime, and abuse. In the elder abuse field, there are additional terms describing this phenomenon, such as “multi-faceted abuse,” “hybrid abuses”, multiple victimization,” or “ co-occurring forms of elder abuse.”

Polyvictims suffer intense, long-lasting effects, including lifetime adversities and psychological stress (D**g, Felitti, Dube, Williamson, Thompson, Loo, Giles, 2004). Elder abuse practitioners do not typically focus on this broader polyvictimization profile and its attendant traumatic effects. Taking into account the impact of cumulative and multiple types of victimizations during senior years offers a promising new perspective for meeting needs of older victims.

LITERATURE AND PRACTICE INFORMATION SOUGHT:

Your input is needed. Specifically we are seeking literature references, full published studies, abstracts, media and other materials, existing workgroups, courses, and training curricula that focus on polyvictimization experienced by adults age 60 and over (50 and over, where relevant), and strategies for detection and intervention. Sources discussing the etiology of polyvictimization, theories about its relationship to elder abuse, and its implications for the various fields involved in responding to elder abuse including health and mental health, APS, the criminal and civil justice systems, elder services programs, domestic violence and sexual assault interventionists, etc., are all sought.

Submissions must pertain to:
· Polyvictimization (not single incidents or general elder abuse literature/practice
· Information on experience or impact of multiple and/or cumulative victimizations which occur during a person’s senior years.
· Adults age 60 or over (or younger, if systems or laws define as “older adult”)
· Abuses occurring in families, homes, facilities or community settings
· Abuses in which elder is targeted because of vulnerability, or in which a personal or care provision relationship enabled the perpetrator to access the victim.

Please send examples and suggestions, using the attached/linked template to: Beth Rosenthal at [email protected] by June 7, 2013.

For more information on the Polyvictimization Project, contact 212 673-9118.

04/10/2013

This is from our friends at the Elder Justice Campaign:

"We call your attention to an interesting PBS documentary titled Age of Champions which premieres online from April 18-28. Please note the collaboration with one of our founding members, the National Association of State Long-Term Care Ombudsman Programs (NASOP), who would like this information to be shared with facility staff and residents.

Age of Champions tells the story of five competitors who sprint, leap, and swim for gold at the National Senior Olympics. You'll meet a 100-year-old tennis champion, 86-year-old pole vaulter, and rough-and-tumble basketball grandmothers as they triumph over the limitations of age.

Age of Champions is a powerful resource for senior health advocates to engage older adults and start a positive conversation about aging in their communities."

Click here to watch:
http://ageofchampions.org/premiere/

"Age of Champions" is the story of five competitors up to 100 years old who sprint, leap, and swim for gold at the National Senior Olympics.

11/16/2012

11/15/2012

Please join NCPEA at two events taking place Friday November 16th at The Gerontological Society of America's 65th Annual Scientific Meeting, Charting Frontiers in Aging, in San Diego, CA.

1) Elder Abuse and Neglect Interest Group:
7-8:30 p.m. in the Headquarter Hotel (San Diego Marriott Marquis + Marina) in the SOLARO ROOM.

2) Symposium: "Measuring the Prevalence of Elder Abuse and Neglect: Using Numbers to Effect Change"
3:00-4:30, in Convention Center, 7B

We hope to see NCPEA members and colleagues there! For conference details, visit: http://www.geron.org /annual-meeting

For more information on connecting with NCPEA at GSA, contact [email protected]

10/05/2012

The NAPSA/NCPEA Conference is on the horizon!

09/05/2012

A reminder to attend the 2012 NAPSA Conference in Phoenix, AZ on October 19th. NCPEA has organized a track of workshops for this event. The "Early Bird" rate ends September 14th, so sign up now!