Informational Resources
On abuse, neglect, and exploitation
For current information about what adult abuse, neglect, and exploitation are, please refer to the National Adult Protective Services Association’s website.
For information on Virginia's Adult Protective Services (APS) FY 2021 statistics, click here.
National Resources
AARP Policy and Research • aarp.org/research
Administration for Community Living • acl.gov
Advancing States (formerly the National Association of States United for Aging and Disabilities) • advancingstates.org
Ageless Alliance • agelessalliance.org
Aging In Place (formerly the National Council for Aging Care) • aginginplace.org/guide-to-recognizing-elder-abuse
Alzheimer's Association • alz.org
American Bar Association Commission on Law and Aging • americanbar.org/groups/law_aging
American Psychological Association Elder Abuse and Neglect • apa.org/pi/aging/resources/guides/elder-abuse
Center of Excellence on Elder Abuse and Neglect University of California, Irvine-School of Medicine • centeronelderabuse.org
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention-Elder Abuse • cdc.gov/violenceprevention/elderabuse
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau • consumerfinance.gov/practitioner-resources/resources-for-older-adults
Elder Justice Coalition • elderjusticecoalition.com
Elder Justice Initiative • justice.gov/elderjustice
Medicare • medicare.gov
National Adult Protective Services Association • napsa-now.org
National Clearinghouse on Abuse in Later Life • ncall.us
National Committee for the Prevention of Elder Abuse • preventelderabuse.org
National Long-Term Care Ombudsman Resource Center • ltcombudsman.org
Office for Victims of Crime • ovc.gov
Office on Violence Against Women • justice.gov/ovw
Virginia Resources
Greater Augusta Coalition Against Adult Abuse • gacaaa.com
Office of the Attorney General, Elder Abuse & Neglect Squad • oag.state.va.us/index.php/programs-initiatives/medicaid-fraud?id=177
Virginia Department for Aging and Rehabilitative Services • vadars.org
Virginia Division for the Aging • vda.virginia.gov
Virginia Association of Area Agencies on Aging • vaaaa.org
Virginia Navigator • virginianavigator.org
Online Training
Free, online training for mandated reporters of adult abuse.
To take the training, ADS5055 Mandated Reporters: Recognizing and Reporting Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation of Adults, click here.