Enhancing and Evaluating the Capacity of Elder Abuse Fatality Review Teams to Assist Victim Services
Date Published
2021
Agencies
OVC-Sponsored
American Bar Association (ABA)
Evaluating Elder/Adult Abuse Fatality Review Teams
Evaluating Elder/Adult Abuse Fatality Review Teams
The American Bar Association Commission on Law and Aging is inventorying elder/adult abuse fatality review teams (EAFRTs) across the United States. This is a crucial step for a new project funded by OVC and conducted in collaboration with the University of Texas Health Science Center.
The new project builds upon the Commission's earlier work, also funded by OVC, which...
New Resource Available for Elder Abuse Fatality Review Teams
New Resource Available for Elder Abuse Fatality Review Teams
With support from OVC, the American Bar Association (ABA) Commission on Law and Aging recently released a web page with resources to assist Elder Abuse Fatality Review Teams (EAFRTs). This new online resource is intended to improve services to elder and adult abuse victims across the country.
EAFRTs are multidisciplinary teams that examine deaths caused by...
New Training Available to Help Older Adults Make Financial Decisions
The National Center for State Courts recently released a new online training course to assist individuals explore ways to help older adults make financial decisions with informal supports, legal options, or adult guardianship.
American Bar Association: Survivor Reentry Project
With support from OVC, this American Bar Association website provides national training and technical assistance for attorneys working with survivors of human trafficking who have been convicted of a crime as a result of their victimization.
Enhancing the Legal Profession's Response to Victims of Child Abuse
Date Published
2009
Publication Type
Instructional Material
Agencies
OVC-Sponsored
American Bar Association (ABA): Center on Children and the Law
The Center works to improve children's lives through advances in law, justice, knowledge, practice and public policy.
American Bar Association: Commission on Law and Aging
The Commission examines a wide range of legal issues affecting the elderly, including elder abuse. View the OVC-sponsored Commission report, Elder Abuse Fatality Review Teams: A Replication Manual.
American Bar Association (ABA): Commission on Domestic Violence
The Commission provides ABA policies, training materials, legal briefs, and sample legal forms relevant to domestic violence issues and proceedings. The site also includes information about upcoming events and training opportunities and links to other resources and organizations.