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NCEA Newsfeed – Friday, February 1, 2013

The newsfeed includes articles and stories related to abuse of elders and adults with disabilities.  Articles related to elders appear in the top half of the newsfeed.  Articles related to abuse of adults with disabilities appear towards the bottom.  To subscribe to the NCEA listserv, please send an email with your name, occupation, your organization/agency name, city and state, and a statement about your professional interest or expertise in elder abuse to NCEA@UCI.edu.  Like us on Facebook!

Learn what the Administration on Aging is planning for the Year of Elder Abuse Prevention!

http://www.aoa.gov/AoARoot/AoA_Programs/Elder_Rights/YEAP/index.aspx

Calendar of upcoming elder abuse and neglect events can be found at the bottom of the newsfeed.

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ELDER ABUSE NEWSFEED

1.         NATIONAL, Forbes, January 30, 2013 (Opinion)
A Right Way and Wrong Way to Confront Elder Abuse
http://www.forbes.com/sites/howardgleckman/2013/01/30/a-right-way-and-wrong-way-to-confront-elder-abuse/
This columnist discusses promising practices in treating elder abuse and expresses disdain for some ways that cases are being handled today.

2.         ARIZONA (Yuma), Yuma Sun, January 29, 2013 (Opinion)
Report on elder abuse quite upsetting
http://www.yumasun.com/opinion/abuse-84905-elder-children.html
The author says that the saddest part of the growing, hidden problem of elder abuse is that most of the abuse occurs at the hands of family members.

3.         CALIFORNIA (Riverside), CBS Local, January 31, 2013
Riverside Explosives Suspect Pleads Not Guilty To Elder Abuse
http://losangeles.cbslocal.com/2013/01/31/explosives-suspect-to-be-arraigned-on-elder-abuse-charge-in-riverside/
A Riverside man whose house was allegedly filled with explosives and booby traps has pleaded not guilty to three felony counts. He was charged with recklessly discharging a firearm, possessing a silencer, misdemeanor elder abuse and several sentence-enhancing allegations of using a weapon during a felony and being a habitual offender. Police found his mother severely injured inside the residence.

4.         CALIFORNIA (San Juan Capistrano), San Juan Capistrano Patch, January 30, 2013
San Juan Man Charged with Elder Abuse
http://sanjuancapistrano.patch.com/articles/san-juan-man-charged-with-elder-abuse
A San Juan Capistrano man pleaded not guilty Monday to three charges of elder abuse, including injuring and falsely imprisoning a senior citizen. He allegedly inflicted injury on an older adult, falsely imprisoned an elder or dependent adult by violence and dissuaded a witness by force, all felonies.

5.         COLORADO (Denver), Our Colorado News, January 28, 2013
Money set aside for elder abuse bill
http://www.ourcoloradonews.com/arvada/news/money-set-aside-for-elder-abuse-bill/article_6d531649-29c3-5350-9335-26a0d86218b4.html
A bill that targets elder abuse has something behind it this time around that has kept it from becoming a law before – money. The bill, which was introduced in the state Senate Friday, would make it mandatory for individuals in certain professional fields to report suspected instances of elder abuse.

6.         COLORADO (Denver), Denver Post, January 27, 2013 (Opinion)
Colorado should make reporting of elder abuse mandatory, Suthers says
http://www.denverpost.com/opinion/ci_22445261/protect-colorados-elderly-from-abuse
The Denver Post editorial board laid out a plan for how to improve the state in five easy (legislative) steps. The author of this article suggests that a sixth step is needed: mandatory reporting of elder abuse.

7.         MASSACHUSETTS (Boston), Northeastern University, January 31, 2013
‘Genius’ alumna advocates for elder-abuse reform
http://www.northeastern.edu/news/2013/01/connolly-daynard-fellow/
Northeaster School of Law alumna, Marie-Therese Connolly, says that elder abuse is a growing problem that lacks a cohesive infrastructure for advocacy. Without strong orga­ni­za­tions working to combat the issue, it is dif­fi­cult to frame a national con­ver­sa­tion, draw aca­d­emic atten­tion, or craft mean­ingful solu­tions, she explained.

8.         MINNESOTA (Maple Grove), Star Tribune, January 29, 2013
Maple Grove official is charged with fleecing her dying dad
http://www.startribune.com/local/188864661.html?refer=y
A longtime Maple Grove City Council member was charged with three felony counts, accused of using her power of attorney to raid the trust fund for her own benefit from 2009 until days before her father died on March 12, 2012. Prosecutors contend that she looted his father’s assets of $153,000, using it to pay credit card bills, business expenses and spa retreats, even the mortgage on the very house he willed to her.

9.         MINNESOTA (Maple Grove), Maple Grove Patch, January 29, 2013
Update: Maple Grove City Council Woman Faces Financial Exploitation of a Vulnerable Adult, Perjury Charges
http://maplegrove.patch.com/articles/maple-grove-city-council-member-faces-charges
A Maple Grove woman, who is also a member of the Maple Grove City Council, has been charged with one count of financial exploitation of a vulnerable adult and two counts of perjury, according to a complaint filed in Hennepin County District Court.

10.       NORTH CAROLINA (Etowah), San Francisco Gate, January 29, 2013
Disabled NC man accused of killing father
http://www.sfgate.com/news/crime/article/Disabled-NC-man-accused-of-killing-father-4231743.php
A disabled veteran has been accused of killing his 71-year-old father after a fight at a home in western North Carolina.

11.       OKLAHOMA (Tulsa), Tulsa World, January 31, 2013
Action Line: Survey highlights scams targeting elderly
http://www.tulsaworld.com/business/article.aspx?subjectid=316&articleid=20130131_15_E4_erAtoi443354
A major new survey of 756 experts conducted by the Investor Protection Trust tulsaworld.com/IPTElderInvestFraud and Investor Protection Institute says investment fraud and financial exploitation of older Americans is a major problem and most seniors don't have information needed to pick financial advisers to help them protect their savings. The survey was suggested by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.

12.       INTERNATIONAL (Dublin, Ireland), Independent, January 30, 2013
Most elder abuse going unreported, says Lynch
http://www.independent.ie/national-news/most-elder-abuse-going-unreported-says-lynch-3370001.html
Around 10,000 older people are suffering abuse and most of it is going unreported, Junior Health Minister Kathleen Lynch has warned. She said the HSE received 2,302 reports of elder abuse in 2011 but even this 10% rise on 2010 disguised the real horror. Ms. Lynch was speaking yesterday at the launch of a new guide, 'Wellbeing and Dignity of Older People' (WeDO), that sets out the protections that should be in place for the elderly.

13.       INTERNATIONAL (Tilney All Saints), Lynn News, February 1, 2013
TILNEY ALL SAINTS: Man jailed for stealing thousands from vulnerable adult
http://www.lynnnews.co.uk/news/crime-and-courts/tilney-all-saints-man-jailed-for-stealing-thousands-from-vulnerable-adult-1-4743234
A Tilney All Saints man who stole more than £20,000 from a vulnerable adult over a period of almost three years has been jailed. He was sentenced to three years and three months in prison when he appeared at Norwich Crown Court on Monday. He had stolen from the man between May 2008 and January 2011 and used the victim’s bank card to withdraw cash for his personal use, as well as online shopping transactions and payments to mobile phone stores, electrical outlets, car breakdown centers and hire shops.

ABUSE OF ADULTS WITH DISABILITIES

1.         IDAHO (Twin Falls), SF Gate, January 30, 2013
Man sentenced for sexually abusing disabled adult
http://www.sfgate.com/news/crime/article/Man-sentenced-for-sexually-abusing-disabled-adult-4235412.php
A convicted sex offender who fled the state after a jury found him guilty of sexually abusing a vulnerable adult has been sentenced to between 18 to 25 years in prison. The victim and the perpetrator were both patients at a mental health hospital when the abuse occurred.

2.         IOWA (Clinton), Clinton Herald, January 29, 2013
Woman pleads guilty to financial exploitation
http://clintonherald.com/topnews/x503835904/Woman-pleads-guilty-to-financial-exploitation
A former caregiver at a Skyline Center group home pleaded guilty to two counts of dependent adult abuse, financial exploitation and received fines of $100 and $65.

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Funding Opportunities:

• February 15, 2013/May 1, 2013
  • The American Bar Association has announced a further round of grants to be made in 2013 that will promote and support innovation in the delivery of civil legal aid.  These grants will go to the state Access to Justice Commissions.  The grants will fund projects in seven critical areas of innovation: expanding limited scope representation and other models for affordable services; improving language access and eliminating implicit cultural bias; employing public libraries as point of access for legal aid; enhancing fundraising outside the legal community; creating partnerships with health care and social services providers, government agencies and other new partners; preserving access for low-income people as courts implement e-filing; and increasing web-based delivery of pro bono services for self-represented litigants.  Eligible entities are state Access to Justice Commissions, which are formal entities that bring together the highest level of the state's courts, organized bar, and other stakeholders to support the expansion of access to civil justice for low income and disadvantaged people.  Applications for Grants to Promote the Creation of new Access to Justice Commissions are due by February 15, 2013; applications for Innovation Grants are due on May 1, 2013.
  • Information: www.ATJsupport.org under “grants.” For additional information contact Bob Echols, State Support Consultant, ABA Resource Center for Access to Justice Initiatives, Robert.Echols@comcast.net
• February 28, 2013
  • The Office on Violence Against Women invited eligible parties to apply for a series of grants offered by their agency. The Enhanced Training and Services to End Violence Against and Abuse of Women Later in Life Program provides or enhances training and services to address elder abuse, neglect, and exploitation, including sexual assault, domestic violence, dating violence, or stalking, involving victims who are 50 years of age or older.
  • For more information: http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&oppId=215034

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Upcoming Elder Abuse Conferences/Training Events (in chronological order):

·      The Nursing Network on Violence Against Women, International (NNVAWI) Conference call for abstracts is open! The submission deadline is January 31, 2013. For more information: http://www.nnvawi.org/showNewsItem.cfm?newsID=123

·       The Alzheimer’s Association is accepting proposals for their international conferences until February 4, 2013.  Submit proposals here: http://www.alz.org/aaic/care/dementia-care-posters.asp. The conference, titled “Dementia Care @AAIC: Translating Research to Practice” will be in Boston, Massachusetts from July 13-18, 2013. Learn more here: http://www.alz.org/aaic/

·       The National Council of Certified Dementia Practitioners (NCCDP) released their famous 2012 Tool Kit on dementia education on November 1, 2012. http://www.nccdp.org/staff-education-week.htm For the fifth year, they will host Alzheimer’s and Dementia Staff Education Week February 14-21, 2013

·      The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is hosting an Elder Maltreatment Symposium on March 8, 2013 online and at their headquarters in Baltimore, Maryland. Register and find more information here: http://www.usqualitymeasures.org/Home.aspx

·      Registration is now open for the 2013 Aging in America Conference, presented by the American Society on Aging. The conference will take place from March 12-16, 2013 in Chicago, IL. For more information: http://www.asaging.org/aia

·      The Ohio Committee for Adult Protective Services will hold their annual conference on March 15, 2013 at The Columbus State Conference Center. The theme this year is “The Evolving Aspects of Elder Abuse.” For more information: http://www.formstack.com/forms/?1362455-HWZmxQRixk

·       The 13^th Annual International Family Justice Center Conference will be held in Ft. Worth, Texas from April 16-18, 2013 at the Worthington Renaissance Forth Worth Hotel. For more information: http://www.familyjusticecenter.org/training-main/annual-conference.html  

·       Elder Abuse and its Prevention – A Workshop will be hosted by the Institute of Medicine of the National Academies April 17-18, 2013 at the Keck Center on Washington, D.C. For more information: http://www.iom.edu/Activities/Global/ViolenceForum/2013-APR-17.aspx

·       The Academy on Violence and Abuse (AVA) 2013 Scientific Conference will be called “Addressing Violence and Abuse in the Changing Healthcare Environment,” and will take place on April 18-20 in Minneapolis, MN at the Crowne Plaza Hotel and Suites. For more information: http://avahealth.nonprofitoffice.com/vertical/sites/%7B75FA0828-D713-4580-A29D-257F315BB94F%7D/uploads/avabrochure_P20.pdf  

·       The 6^th Annual Forensic Investigations Conference to be held from May 15-17, 2013 at the Kansas City Convention Center in Kansas City, Missouri. Seminars will focus on a broad array of emerging forensic practices, in sexual assault, interpersonal violence, child and elder abuse in both an urban and rural environment. For more information https://www.saintlukeshealthsystem.org/event/forensic-conference-1

·       Changing Aging, The Florida Conference on Aging will be held on August 12-14, 2013 and will be themed, “Aging: New Game – New Rules”
For more information: http://www.fcoa.org/conference.html

·       The 18^th International Conference & Summit on Violence, Abuse & Trauma will be held in San Diego, California on September 8-11, 2013. For more information: http://www.ivatcenters.org/  

·       The 2^nd Annual National Elder Abuse Symposium (California District Attorney Association) will be held at the Hyatt Regency Orange County in Anaheim, California on December 3-6, 2013. Stay tuned for more information.

An archived collection of previous newsfeeds is available here:
http://nceagov.posterous.com/

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