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Join the Wisconsin Elder Abuse e-list
This e-list is a forum for professionals in areas related to Adult Protective Services and Elder Abuse. This list serve addresses questions or inquiries related to specific cases from a law enforcement, domestic violence, social service, legal or other perspective, protocols for handling certain types of issues, developing or using a county interdisciplinary team, sharing or requesting information about resources or training opportunities and ideas for systems change or legal questions. To join this list contact abramson@mailbag.com
Join the National Elder Abuse e-list
This e-list is a forum for professionals in areas related to Adult Protective Services and Elder Abuse. This list serve addresses questions or inquiries related to specific cases from a law enforcement, domestic violence, social service, legal or other perspective, protocols for handling certain types of issues, developing or using a county interdisciplinary team, sharing or requesting information about resources or training opportunities, ideas for systems change or legal questions. To join this list contact lstiegel@staff.abanet.org
Contact Your Local Domestic Abuse or Sexual Assault Program
Domestic abuse and sexual assault often occurs undetected among older adults and people with disabilities leaving many victims without supportive services. Domestic abuse and sexual assault programs provide a variety of services for older victims of abuse and people with disabilities. Services may include 24-hour help line, emergency shelter, information and referral to services in your community, legal advocacy, support groups, individual peer support or counseling. If you have experience with aging or disabilities, make a connection with a local domestic abuse or sexual assault program to learn more aobut how these issues impact older victims with disabilities. Offer your expertise and begin cross system collboration in your community. Click here for the Wisconsin Comprehensive Listing of Domestic Abuse Programs and Services by county. To find a sexual assault service provider in your area go to http://wcasa.org/sasps/index.htm
Join Your Local Elder Abuse Interdisciplinary Team
In Wisconsin, an Elder Abuse Interdisciplinary Team (I-Team) works to assure safety and coordinated services for older victims of domestic violence. The strength of each I-Team depends on the range of professionals involved with the I-Team. It is important that professionals from law enforcement, clergy, APS, disability and aging systems and domstic abuse and sexual assault programs are involved with their I-Team to provide better services and safety for older victims of domestic violence. You may have valuable expertise to offer. For information on contacting your local I-Team contact the Aging and Disabilities Program Specialist at WCADV.
Join Your Local Coordinated Community Response Team
Local Coordinated Community Response (CCR) Teams include a variety of professionals working to end violence in their communities. It is important that professionals from APS and the aging and disability systems join their local CCR to make sure their focus includes issues of abuse in later life and/or elder abuse and abuse of people with disabilities. Bring your expertise witih aging or disabilities to your local CCR. For a complete listing of CCRs in Wisconsin please visit the CCR section of What We Do. Find a Program in Your Area That Has Services Designed for Older Victims WCADV and the National Clearinghouse on Abuse in Later Life have compiled a National Directory of Services designed to meet the needs of older abuse victims. To view a listing of the directory go to (link to national directory page at ncall site)
For more information on aging and disabilities, please visit the resources publications section, check out the training and meeting calender in the events section of this site or click here and select Aging and Disabilities from the drop-down list to send an e-mail message.