Older Americans - Related Resources

Administration on Aging (AoA)

National Center on Elder Abuse (NCEA)
Sponsored by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Administration on Aging, the NCEA serves as a national resource center dedicated to the prevention of elder mistreatment.

National Institute on Aging (NIA)
The NIA, wish is one of the Institutes and Centers of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), leads a broad scientific effort to understand the nature of aging and to extend the healthy, active years of life.

Office for Victims of Crime (OVC): Help for Victims of Crime: Elder Abuse
This Web site provides information on rights and services afforded to victims of elder abuse. Included are links to related organizations that address the issue of elder abuse.

Office for Victims of Crime (OVC) HELP for Victim Service Providers: Elder Abuse
View the transcript of a March 2006 Web Forum Guest Host Series session from OVC on responding to victims of elder abuse.

U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission: Older Consumers Safety
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission is charged with protecting the public from unreasonable risks of serious injury or death from more than 15,000 types of consumer products under the agency's jurisdiction.

For additional resources on the topic, see the following sections of our site:

• Crime: Fraud
• In the Spotlight: Family Violence
• Victims: Elderly