The site – http://www.justice.gov/elderjustice/ offers resources for victims, family members, prosecutors, researchers, and anyone who works with older adults.
- Victims and family members will find information about how to report elder abuse and financial exploitation in all 50 states and the territories.
- Federal, State, and local prosecutors will find three different databases containing sample pleadings and statutes.
- Researchers in the elder abuse field may access a database containing bibliographic information for thousands of articles and reviews.
- Practitioners — including professionals of all types who work with elder abuse and its consequences — will find information about resources available to help them prevent elder abuse and assist those who have already been abused, neglected or exploited.
U.S. Department of Justice Launches the Elder Justice Website
4 comments:
Good to know. But what about more detail re "professionals," such as the Elder Bar and others feasting on guardianships and conservatorships. Is that not financial exploitation?
OK, but awareness is effective if people are made aware ahead of being victimized. What is the DoJ doing to prevent victimization?
How about some simple form pleadings in every state for the incapacitated under guardianship to regain their rights?
How about some simple form pleadings for the elderly and disabled to request an attorney (not a guardian ad litem hand-picked by the other side, an ATTORNEY) in a guardianship case?
How about some simple form pleadings for family members to request a change or substitution of guardians for those under so-called public "guardianship of last resort?"
How about some simple form pleadings for members of the public to report malfeasance, misfeasance, and nonfeasance of public guardianship programs, unethical attorneys, and dishonest, callous guardians ad litem to the court and to the Bar?
How about a link to every complaint process, including licensing of assisted living facilities, licensing of attorneys, and public agency funders of public guardianship programs, that the incapacitated and other concerned citizens might need in any guardianship case?
The most frequent question we get about public guardianship is "When is my hearing?" "Where is my hearing?" (Something you would expect people to know if they had received proper notice, as legally required BEFORE the court has jurisdiction to act.)
The second most frequent question we get is "Who ARE these people?" "Who is in charge of these people?" "Who do I complain to?"
These questions need to be answered on the Elder Justice Website, and on the website of each and every state and federal agency that deals with the elderly and disabled.
Very good idea.
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