Elder Justice Dispatch

This post includes a summary of resources as well as educational and case consultation opportunities relevant to the elder justice field. If you are aware More →

“We Are Family: When Elder Abuse, Neglect, and Financial Exploitation Hit Home” is a blog featuring a case study that was published in the American Society on Aging’s Generations publication and on their AgeBlog. We are summarizing this case on our blog because it provides yet another example of the complexity of elder abuse cases and highlights the critical need for a coordinated response. We thank Jeannie Jennings Beidler, the author of the blog, for her heroic efforts on behalf of her grandparents and for courageously sharing the details of this personal family story so that we all can learn from it and thus protect other elders from experiencing a similar fate. More →

Join the NYC Elder Abuse Center in celebrating Mother's Day by valuing moms at every age. More →

This blog features a round up of elder justice related news items released in April 2013. More →

There are a growing number of news stories about elder abuse situations, which is a good trend. But frequently, individual cases of abuse are reported on as if they are isolated events. In so doing, elder abuse as an epidemic remains unacknowledged, as does the elder justice movement. More →