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Elder Fraud & Abuse

Training and Technical Assistance

OVC Training and Technical Assistance Center (OVC TTAC)

The following OVC TTAC resources are designed to help improve victim services for victims of elder fraud and abuse.

  • Online Elder Abuse Training for Legal Service Providers—This online training provides legal aid and civil attorneys with information, tools, and resources to identify and respond to elder abuse.
  • Identifying and Responding to Elder Abuse—During this 2.5-day training, you will learn to recognize the risk factors for and indicators of elder abuse among older persons; name the types of elder abuse, relevant statutes, and responsibilities of a mandated reporter; and intervene appropriately and collaborate with other organizations and agencies involved with elder abuse.

OVC TTAC also offers customized technical assistance. Through a network of consultants and experts, they can design and deliver customized technical assistance on a wide range of topics to address your organization's most pressing needs and build your capacity to better serve crime victims.

Visit the OVC TTAC website to learn more.
 

OVC-Funded Resources for Elder Justice Professionals

With funding support from OVC, grantees developed a series of resources to help elder justice professionals to improve their response to elder abuse, neglect, and financial exploitation. 

Visit the Resources for Elder Justice Professionals section of the U.S. Department of Justice's Elder Justice Initiative website to find videos, training guides, and more. These resources were created under the FY 2017 Field Generated Innovations in Addressing the Need of Victims of Elder Abuse and Financial Exploitation grants.
 

Elder Justice Webinars

The U.S. Department of Justice's Elder Justice Initiative developed a series of elder justice webinars which highlight new resources, research, and other tools for elder justice professionals. Dozens of recorded webinars are available on demand.
 

OVC Financial Management Resource Center

The OVC Financial Management Resource Center offers no-cost financial management training and technical assistance to OVC human trafficking and discretionary grantees as they enhance their capacity to manage the financial aspects of their federal awards.
 

Events Calendar

Visit our Events page to find conferences, trainings, webinars, and other events for victim service providers and allied professionals.