“We wanted to emphasize that elder abuse happens every day, everywhere in the City, and that it ‘hits close to home,’ as the ads say,” explains Resnick. “We wanted people to understand that you don’t have to be in a nursing home, or be poor or have dementia to be an elder abuse victim. Because elder abuse is so often perpetrated by family members, anyone is vulnerable. And we wanted to get the message across that it could be happening to a neighbor, a friend, to their own older relative.” More →

Welcome to the NYC Elder Abuse Center’s (NYCEAC) news and resource roundup blog, The Field Guide, Special World Elder Abuse Awareness Day Edition. More →

This year for WEAAD, the New York City Elder Abuse Center (NYCEAC) will be sharing resources for elder justice professionals daily for 16 days, in a campaign called 16 for 2016 – which you can find on Twitter at #16for2016 or on our Facebook page starting on May 31, 2016. More →

NYCEAC recently sat down with Andy Mao, Coordinator of the Department of Justice's Elder Justice Initiative, to chart the Initiative’s evolution, with a focus on one of Andy’s signature accomplishments there, the DOJ’s Elder Justice Website. More →

Welcome to the NYC Elder Abuse Center’s (NYCEAC) revamped news and resource roundup blog, The Field Guide. We've selected and analyzed the most helpful articles and resources relevant to elder justice professionals for February and March 2016. More →