The Rosen Lab recognizes the importance of elder mistreatment-related resources for professionals and for older adults and families regards to elder abuse. See below for a list:
Resources for Community and Medical Professionals
For medical professionals, check out elderabuseemergency.org for tools, information, and extensive resources.
New York State Office of Victim Services (NYS OVS)
NYS OVS helps crime victims and their family members and friends cope with victimization from a crime directly and indirectly in many ways, educates them on victim rights, and can connect victims to other service providers who may also be able to assist them.
NYS OVS provides a safety net for crime victims who have no other way to pay for costs resulting from being the victim of a crime – including but not limited to medical bills, counseling expenses, burial and funeral costs, and lost wages. Family members also may be eligible for help.
New York State Office of Victim Services: Elder Mistreatment Focused Victim Assistance Program
A non-emergency phone and email-based service for concerned persons (of the non-abusing family members, friends, and neighbors in the lives of elder mistreatment victims) which provides supportive counseling, information, and timely referrals.
New York City
A collaboration between New York City’s government and non-profit agencies to improve how professionals, organizations, and systems respond to elder abuse, neglect, and financial exploitation through multi-disciplinary teams, case consultations to professionals, and services to older adults and other community members.
- Center for Elder Abuse Solutions (CEASe) has case consultations for professionals
- New York City Adult Protective Services (APS)
- New York City Department for The Aging (DFTA)
- The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Center for Elder Justice
- New York City Police Department – Domestic Violence Unit
- New York City Family Justice Centers
- NYC Co-response Teams, Call (646) 610-5877
- NYC Well
- Carter Burden Network Community Elder Mistreatment & Abuse Prevention Program (CEMAPP)
- JASA
- Dorot
- Lenox Hill Neighborhood House
- CaringKind
- Barrier Free Living Freedom House
- Service Program for Older People (SPOP)
- Self Help
- Search and Care
- Integrity Senior Services (ISS)
- New York Legal Assistance Group (NYLAG)
New York State and National
- Reporting to New York State Department of Health for nursing home complaints
- Reporting to New York State Department of Health for home health aid complaints
- Reporting to the New York State Long Term Care Ombudsman (for institutionalized patients)
- Filing a complaint to the New York State Attorney General for financial exploitation
- FINRA Securities Helpline for Seniors
- Alzheimer's Association
- Family Caregiver Alliance
- Safe Horizon
- National Domestic Violence Hotline
- New York State Office for Prevention of Domestic Violence
- Services and Advocacy for Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, & Transgender Elders (SAGE)
- Womankind
- National Center for Elder Abuse
- National Center for Elder Law and Rights
- United States Department of Justice Elder Justice Initiative
Resources for Older Adults and Other Concerned Persons
New York State Office of Victim Services (NYS OVS)
NYS OVS helps crime victims and their family members and friends cope with victimization from a crime directly and indirectly in many ways, educates them on victim rights, and can connect victims to other service providers who may also be able to assist them.
NYS OVS provides a safety net for crime victims who have no other way to pay for costs resulting from being the victim of a crime – including but not limited to medical bills, counseling expenses, burial and funeral costs, and lost wages. Family members also may be eligible for help.
New York State Office of Victim Services: Elder Mistreatment Focused Victim Assistance Program
A non-emergency phone and email-based service for concerned persons (of the non-abusing family members, friends, and neighbors in the lives of elder mistreatment victims) which provides supportive counseling, information, and timely referrals.
New York City
A collaboration between New York City’s government and non-profit agencies to improve how professionals, organizations, and systems respond to elder abuse, neglect, and financial exploitation through multi-disciplinary teams, case consultations to professionals, and services to older adults and other community members.
- New York City Adult Protective Services (APS)
- New York City Department for The Aging (DFTA)
- New York City Police Department – Domestic Violence Unit
- New York City Family Justice Centers
- NYC Co-response Teams, Call (646) 610-5877
- NYC Well
- Carter Burden Network Community Elder Mistreatment & Abuse Prevention Program (CEMAPP)
- JASA
- Dorot
- Lenox Hill Neighborhood House
- CaringKind
- Barrier Free Living Freedom House
- Service Program for Older People (SPOP)
- Self Help
- Search and Care
- Integrity Senior Services (ISS)
- New York Legal Assistance Group (NYLAG)
New York State and National
- Reporting to New York State Department of Health for nursing home complaints
- Reporting to New York State Department of Health for home health aid complaints
- Reporting to the New York State Long Term Care Ombudsman (for institutionalized patients)
- Filing a complaint to the New York State Attorney General for financial exploitation
- FINRA Securities Helpline for Seniors
- Alzheimer's Association
- Family Caregiver Alliance
- Safe Horizon
- National Domestic Violence Hotline
- New York State Office for Prevention of Domestic Violence
- Services and Advocacy for Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, & Transgender Elders (SAGE)
- Womankind
- National Center for Elder Abuse
- National Center for Elder Law and Rights
- United States Department of Justice Elder Justice Initiative