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National Center on Elder Abuse (NCEA)The National Center on Elder Abuse (NCEA) serves as a national resource center dedicated to the prevention of elder mistreatment. First established by the U.S. Administration on Aging (AoA) in 1988 as a national elder abuse resource center, the NCEA was granted a permanent home at AoA in the 1992 amendments made to Title II of the Older Americans Act.
To carry out its mission, the NCEA disseminates elder abuse information to professionals and the public, also provides technical assistance and training to states and community-based organizations. The NCEA:
makes news and resources available on-line and an easy-to-use format;
collaborates on research;
provides training;
identifies and provides information about promising practices and interventions;
operates a listserve forum for professionals;
and provides subject matter expertise on program development.
NCEA PublicationsResearch topics covered in our research publications include: Adult Protective Services; Cultural Issues, Dementia, Mental Health, and Substance Abuse; Families and Caregivers; Financial Abuse/Exploitation; Guardianship, Conservatorship; Interventions; Law and Legislation; Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender; Multidisciplinary/Collaborative Approaches; Neglect; Nursing Home/Long-Term Care Abuse; Persons with Disabilities; Physical Abuse; Prevention; Public Awareness, Education and Outreach; Public Policy; Research Briefs; Risk Factors; Sexual Abuse; Statistics, Incidence and Prevalence; Training and Professional Development; Veterans
NCEA Research DatabaseThe NCEA publishes detailed, annotated bibliographies of recent elder abuse and neglect related articles and research studies. Each bibliography provides a summary of recent work, from a variety of disciplines, relevant to professional practice in the field of elder abuse. Each entry in the bibliography includes a citation, abstract and weblink to gain access to the document. Due to copyright restrictions, some articles may need to be purchased. This bibliography is not intended to be an exhaustive list of articles and studies on elder abuse and neglect over the specified time period; inadvertent omissions are possible.