Older Adults Content Topic Results
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Results displayed are grouped first by VAWnet Special Collections then by individual related materials. For assistance in locating a resource, use our online contact form.
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January 2016
Working with Victims Ages 50-62 Years Old
Publisher(s): This video offers an overview of the unique issues faced by older survivors and the lack of services for victims ages 50-62 years old.
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January 2016
Sexual Abuse in Later Life
Publisher(s): This video provides an overview of sexual abuse in later life.
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January 2016
Overview of Adult Protective Services
Publisher(s): This video provides an overview of Adult Protective Services and how their investigations differ from a law enforcement investigation.
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January 2016
Abuse in Later Life Overview
Publisher(s): This video provides an overview of the definition of abuse in later life.
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January 2016
Mandatory Reporting of Elder Abuse
This video provides an overview of mandatory reporting of elder abuse or vulnerable adult abuse.
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January 2016
Abuse in Later Life: An Overview and Practical Strategies for Supporting Older Victims
Publisher(s):This article from the National Clearinghouse on Abuse in Later Life provides an overview of abuse in later life and abuse dynamics, in addition to providing practical strategies for professionals working with older survivors of abuse.
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January 2016
Historical Trauma
Publisher(s): This video offers an overview of impact of historical trauma on older survivors of abuse.
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January 2016
Elder Abuse Overview
Publisher(s): This video provides an overview of elder abuse including cultural and tribal considerations.
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January 2016
Relationship Between Abuse and Caregiver Stress
Publisher(s): These videos offer a discussion of the relationship between abuse and caregiver stress, including a case example.
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- NRCDV Publications
December 2015
How can I and my agency best respond to victims of sexual violence in later life?
Publisher(s): National data suggests that three to five million older adults experience some form of abuse annually. NRCDV's December 2015 TA Question of the Month offers insight on serving older survivors of sexual violence.
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December 2015
Gender-based violence and HIV across the life course: adopting a sexual rights framework to include older women
Publisher(s):Building on sexual rights scholarship, this paper argues for an approach to public health interventions for GBV and HIV that acknowledges older women – their sexuality, sexual agency, and activity – so that health providers and advocates acknowledge and serve older survivors.
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September 2015
Survivors in the Margins: The Invisibility of Violence Against Older Women
Publisher(s):Examining the impact of generational and aging factors on how older women experience IPV, we assert that the VAW field may be overlooking a wider population of survivors than previously thought.