National Center on Elder Abuse Seeking “Promising Practices”

As a focus of its fifth year work, the National Center on Elder Abuse (NCEA) has issued a call for information on “promising practices related to elder abuse prevention, intervention, and/or public education.”

The net NCEA has thrown is wide. “We are interested in hearing about any programs that you are involved with directly and/or any programs that you have learned about -- in a conversation, at a conference, or in a publication...please do not hesitate to include any interesting concepts that you have heard about in the course of your work -- at the state level, local level, federal level, privately funded, public-private partnership, etc. In addition, we are interested in any suggestions for identifying such information, such as individual contacts, organizations, legislative and/or regulatory bodies or corporations.” In another release, NCEA says it is looking for “any interesting models, policies, legislation, success stories, interventions, or partnerships.”

Those with ideas are asked to submit a sentence or two describing the practice and contact information for someone who can give NCEA more details. Callers are asked to use the National Association of State Units on Aging phone number, 202-898-2578, and ask for Suzanne Linnane Stack. Information can also be sent via fax (202-898-2583); email (sstack@nasua.org); or mail (National Center on Elder Abuse, 1201 15th Street, N.W., Suite 350, Washington, D.C. 20005).

No deadline for submissions has been given.