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Title VI Survey Includes Elder Abuse Prevention for First Time
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More than 87% of tribal communities offer elder abuse prevention or intervention services, according to results from the 2014 survey of Title VI Native American Aging Programs.
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This is the first year the survey has included elder abuse prevention. For those communities that offered services, the most common were:
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investigations of abuse, neglect, and exploitation (92%) |
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case management for victims (90%) and at-risk elders (87%) |
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case management for self-neglecting elders (82%) |
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community education (80%) |
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Less common were financial abuse prevention (67%), victim assistance (68%), and short-term emergency services (70%). |
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The survey, conducted with a grant from the Administration for Community Living by the National Association of Area Agencies on Aging and the Scripps Gerontology Center, collected information on a wide variety of Title VI topics, including staffing, services offered, collaboration with partners, funding, responses to financial constraints, and training needs. |
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Learn more about the results during our Dec. 16 webinar. |
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Elder Abuse Prevention Success Stories
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The online LTSS Technical Assistance Center offers a variety of resources for tribes and tribal organizations working to prevent and address elder abuse in their communities, including research findings, a literature review, and Indian Country program profiles. |
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Learn how tribes, such as the Poarch Band of Creek Indians, Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska, Oneida Tribe of Indians of Wisconsin, Standing Rock Sioux Tribe, and Central Council Tlingit and Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska address elder abuse prevention with attention to cultural considerations. Fact sheets provide details on how these tribes fund their programs, strategies for success, and lessons learned.
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