Preventing and Responding to Abuse of Elders in Indian Country by the National Indian Council on Aging for the National Center on Elder Abuse (June 2004)

This document provides an overview of the problem of elder abuse among the Native American population. Challenges to providing services, current initiatives, and resources and recommendations for program and policy development are also discussed.

"Although little is known about elder abuse in Indian country, the existing literature and accounts by Indian elders and their families, tribes and advocates suggest that it is a serious and pervasive problem. The experiences of Indian elders with abuse, however, and their attitudes about what should be done about it appear to differ from those of non-Indian elders, suggesting the need for new responses to prevention. This project was created to explore the special needs of abused or vulnerable Indian elders and promising approaches for meeting them."

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• The Availability and Utility of Interdisciplinary Data on Elder Abuse: A White Paper
• The 2004 Survey of State Adult Protective Services: Abuse of Adults 60 Years of Age and Older
• Sexual Assault in Indian Country: Confronting Sexual Violence
• Violence Against Women in American Indian/Native American & Alaska Native Communities
• Victim Services: Promising Practices in Indian Country