New E-Bulletin Offers Resources and Updates for OVC-Funded Elder Abuse Multidisciplinary Teams
The National Elder Abuse MDT Training and Technical Assistance Center released its inaugural e-bulletin for OVC elder abuse MDT grantees.
Older adults (65+)
Read Accounts from Elder Justice Fellows
OVC-funded fellows provide holistic services in-person or virtually so that they can obtain justice for their clients and help them restore their dignity, safety, and financial wellbeing.
OVC Commemorates World Elder Abuse Awareness Day, June 15, 2021
OVC is working tirelessly to ensure that victims of elder abuse and financial exploitation are connected with trauma-informed services and helpful resources that protect the safety and confidentiality of victims.
Resources and Support for the Victims of the Tragedy in San Jose, California
These resources may be able to help victims, their families, and the community, as well as the professionals and leaders that are assisting them during this difficult time.
Resources and Support for the Victims in Uvalde, Texas
These resources may be able to help victims, their families, and the community, as well as the professionals and leaders that are assisting them during this difficult time.
Recursos para las víctimas en Uvalde, Texas
A continuación enumeramos algunos recursos que podrían ser de ayuda para las víctimas, sus familias y la comunidad durante esta época difícil.
Resources and Support for the Victims in Tulsa, Oklahoma
These resources may be able to help victims, their families, and the community, as well as the professionals and leaders that are assisting them during this difficult time.
Resources and Support for the Victims in Buffalo, New York
These resources may be able to help victims, their families, and the community, as well as the professionals and leaders that are assisting them during this difficult time.
Resources and Support for the Victims in Laguna Woods, California
These resources may be able to help victims, their families, and the community, as well as the professionals and leaders that are assisting them during this difficult time.
May 2021 Featured Resources
This featured news content includes information about Missing and Murdered American Indians and Alaska Natives Awareness Day, Older Americans Month, and National Police Week.
Resources and Support for the Victims of the Shooting in Indianapolis, Indiana
These resources may be able to help victims, their families, and the community, as well as the professionals and leaders that are assisting them during this difficult time.
Resources and Support for the Victims in New York City
These resources may be able to help victims, their families, and the community, as well as the professionals and leaders that are assisting them during this difficult time.
Resources and Support for the Victims of the Shooting in Boulder, Colorado
These resources may be able to help victims, their families, and the community, as well as the professionals and leaders that are assisting them during this difficult time.
Resources and Support for the Victims of the Tragedy in the Atlanta Metropolitan Area
These resources may be able to help victims, their families, and the community, as well as the professionals and leaders that are assisting them during this difficult time.
Elder Abuse Victimization: What We Know from Research- and Practice-Based Evidence
Date Published
September 2020
Agencies
OVC-Sponsored
2020 National Identity Theft Victims Assistance Network (NITVAN) Identity Theft Coalition Building Toolkit
Date Published
2020
Agencies
OVC-Sponsored
Publication Type
Report (Technical Assistance),
Report (Grant Sponsored),
Instructional Material (Programmed)
Office for Victims of Crime Grant Programs: Victim Services for Older Adults FY 2019 Topical Snapshot
Date Published
2021
Agencies
OVC
Elder Fraud & Abuse
Learn about OVC efforts to address elder fraud and abuse and discover publications, resources, and training and technical assistance to help enhance services for victims.
Senior Advisor for Victims Services and Human Trafficking Program Director Woolf Speaks at Grantee Meeting on Elder Abuse
On Monday, August 31, 2020, Office for Victims of Crime Senior Advisor for Victims Services and Human Trafficking Program Director Bill Woolf spoke at a webinar hosted by the National Elder Multidisciplinary Team (E-MDT) Training and Technical Assistance Center for E-MDT grantees.
He discussed the commitment of the Office for Victims of Crime to serve older victims of financial fraud, including the March 2020 launch of...
Remarks as Prepared for Delivery by OVC Director Jessica E. Hart During the Elder Justice Program Kickoff Training Webinar
Good afternoon, everyone! It’s my pleasure to join you all today.
I’d like to begin by thanking Silvia Torres on my team that is here with us today and a big thanks to Equal Justice Works and Justice in Aging for putting this together and inviting me to speak.
For more than three decades Equal Justice Works has guided law students and lawyers into public...
Victim Assistance Training (VAT) Online
Location
Online
,
Event Type
Web
Registration Status
Open
June 2020 Featured Resources
World Elder Abuse Awareness Day is June 15
Join OVC in commemorating World Elder Abuse Awareness Day on Monday, June 15, 2020. This annual commemoration is a call-to-action for individuals, organizations, and communities to raise awareness about elder abuse, neglect, and financial exploitation.
To commemorate World Elder Abuse Awareness Day, OVC reaffirms its commitment to supporting victims of elder abuse.
Consider participating in virtual events...
World Elder Abuse Awareness Day Message from OVC Director Jessica Hart
Today is the fifteenth anniversary of World Elder Abuse Awareness Day. In the shadow of a pandemic that has disproportionately affected senior populations, we come together to raise awareness about elder abuse, neglect, and exploitation.
For too long elder abuse—a term that encompasses physical abuse, financial fraud, scams and exploitation, caregiver neglect and abandonment, psychological abuse, and sexual abuse—was a hidden epidemic. But as the...