With funding from the Bureau of Justice Assistance, the Commission has produced three free publications: A Pocket Guide, Desk Guide and Desk Guide Template. Learn more and download copies now by visiting the Guides homepage.
Judges, court administrators, service providers, policymakers, and funders in other communities should give serious consideration to implementing similar efforts.
With funding from the Bureau of Justice Assistance, the Commission has produced three new free publications:
Learn more and download or order copies now by visiting the Guides homepage.
Millions of Americans are managing money or property for a loved one who is unable to pay bills or make financial decisions. This can be very overwhelming. But, it’s also a great opportunity to help someone you care about, and protect them from scams and fraud. Here are four easy-to-understand booklets to help financial caregivers. Written by the Commission and published by the CFPB, the guides are for agents under powers of attorney, court-appointed guardians, trustees, and government fiduciaries (Social Security representative payees and VA fiduciaries).
To read the bills and find information about their status in the legislative process and their co-sponsors:
Background Links
Elder Abuse and the State Courts: Three Curricula for Judges and Court Staff
Elder abuse fatality review teams review deaths resulting from or related to elder abuse to identify system gaps and improve victim services. Elder Abuse Fatality Review Teams: A Replication Manual (2005) raises the issues and challenges that a developing or ongoing team may face. It offers ideas for addressing those challenges that have been used by elder abuse, child abuse, or domestic violence fatality review teams. It discusses potential sources of funding and provides examples and analyses of key team documents prepared by elder abuse fatality review teams, such as mission statements, memoranda of understanding, policies, procedures, protocols, confidentiality forms, and data collection forms. Eleven charts updated or added in 2019, along with a variety of other resources, have made our EAFRT work even more helpful.
Program Background
The 2014 Annual Meeting CLE Showcase program was the kick-off event of the Elder Investment Fraud and Financial Exploitation (EIFFE) Prevention Program — Legal which is a collaboration between the ABA Commission on Law and Aging, the Investor Protection Trust, Investor Protection Institute, the North American Securities Administrators Association, and state securities regulators’ offices and state bar associations.
Through this IPT/IPI and ABA collaboration, the Commission will develop a model CLE program on elder investment fraud and financial exploitation. To inform this effort, the Commission conducted a survey is to gain a better understanding about front-line legal professionals who deal with older victims of investment fraud and financial exploitation. A press release and the survey results are available.
United States Department of Justice Elder Justice Website
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. The Elder Justice Website serves as a forum to share information and resources so that, as a nation working together, we can fight elder abuse and financial exploitation and support our older citizens.
Additional archived articles on Elder Abuse available on request
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