Adult Abuse Website Launched

To provide the many professionals working with abused and at-risk elders and adults with disabilities with the information they need to be as effective as possible, the consulting firm WordBridges is developing a comprehensive, web-based resource at www.WordBridges.net/elderabuse/.

The site is divided into five main categories: training, research, policy, interventions, and culture. Within each category is the full text of new and previously-published articles. In most cases, these articles are augmented by links that will take you directly to the publication being reviewed or to other sites closely related to the topic.

Currently, the site has only a small cache of articles from 2001 and 2002: twelve under training, fourteen in research, eleven in policy, seventeen in intervention, and three in culture. However, these numbers will grow rapidly as new articles are written and as we dig deeper to find and upload previously-published articles that are still relevant.

A highlight of the site is its homepage - www.WordBridges.net/elderabuse/ -- which is updated at least twice a week with news articles, upcoming conferences, featured links, and other time-sensitive news. Other sections of the website include:

• An archive of Adult Abuse Review;
• An “In Progress” section highlighting in-progress demonstration projects and research; funding opportunities; and “in our dreams” - news from the future;
• “Events,” listing key upcoming conferences;
• Links; and
• Links to lists of domestic and institutional abuse reporting numbers for both the U.S. and Canada (although the site is designed for professionals, because of the nature of the web we wanted to be sure those with cases to report who found our website could find out where to turn).

We hope to make this website a sort of on-your-desk filing cabinet to help you locate the documents and information you need when you need them. We also expect to make this the site to go to when you want to know what’s happening about adult abuse today. We welcome your feedback and leads; send them to Loree@WordBridges.net, or fax to 414-540-6489 (no cover sheet necessary).