As communities around the world prepare to commemorate World Elder Abuse Awareness Day, ACL
is making it easier for the public and professionals to access critical
information about elder justice from our resource centers.
ElderJustice.acl.gov serves as a gateway
to seven ACL resource centers which disseminate information to
professionals and the public; collaborate on research; and provide
technical assistance and training to professionals, states, and
community-based organizations:
- The National Adult
Protective Services Technical Assistance Resource Center (APS TARC) is
a national resource center which provides resources, education, and
networking to APS programs in order to promote excellence in the
delivery of Adult Protective Services.
- The National Adult
Maltreatment Reporting System (NAMRS) is a repository
of summary and de-identified data from state Adult Protective Services
programs. The goal of NAMRS is to provide consistent, accurate
national data on the exploitation and abuse of older adults and adults
with disabilities, as reported to APS agencies.
- The National Center on
Elder Abuse (NCEA) is a national resource center that
provides the latest information regarding research, training, best
practices, and resources on abuse of older adults and adults with
disabilities for professionals and the public.
- The National Center on Law & Elder Rights
(NCLER) is a national resource center for the legal
services and aging and disability networks, focused on the legal
rights of older adults. NCLER provides free case consultation
assistance for attorneys and professionals seeking more information to
help older adults.
- The National Long-Term Care
Ombudsman Resource Center (NORC) aims to enhance the
skills, knowledge, and management capacity of State Long-Term Care
Ombudsman programs to enable them to handle residents' complaints and
represent resident interests in both individual and systems advocacy.
- The
National Resource Center On Women And Retirement Planning (NRCWRP) educates
women of all ages about planning for their future financial, health
and long-term care needs. The Center seeks to improve women's access
to basic financial and retirement planning tools that promote
financial literacy.
- Pension Help America (PHA)
provides technical assistance, training, and support to six regional
counseling and information centers funded by ACL to counsel and assist
with pension access, and coordinates with government agencies and
legal service providers on pensions. PHA directly assists individual
in the states not served by those regional centers with help when they
have questions about their retirement plans.
ACL believes that strong, stable communities with structures
to support people of all ages and abilities not only ensure justice and
dignity for older people and people with disabilities, but also secure the
well-being and quality of life of us all.
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