Congress of California Seniors and Self-Help for the Elderly Receive $300,000 From Verizon to Fund a Program to Combat Elder Abuse.
Grant Will Fund Regional Outreach, Education, Awareness and Prevention Campaign SACRAMENTO, Calif., Feb. 4 /PRNewswire/ -- The Congress of California Seniors and Self-Help for the Elderly announced Wednesday (Feb. 4) that they have received $300,000 from the Verizon Foundation to create an elder-abuse awareness program for senior...

Team approach is used to tackle elder abuse: prosecutions for elder abuse and neglect are up from 4 per year to 70 per year since center opened in 2003.
In 2004, Dr. Solomon Liao made a house call he won't forget anytime soon. As one of three physicians who volunteer at the Santa Ana, Calif.-based Elder Abuse Forensic Center, he was asked to perform a medical evaluation of an elderly woman who was living with her...

Teamwork exposes elder abuse cases.
Dr. Laura Mosqueda asserts that it takes a village to stop elder abuse--or at least a really reliable list of go-to people and their cell phone numbers. And she ought to know what it takes. Since the Elder Abuse Forensic Center opened its doors in Santa Ana,...

Team tackles cases of elder abuse.
In 2004, Dr. Solomon Liao made a house call he won't forget anytime soon. As one of three physicians who volunteer at the Santa Ana, Calif.-based Elder Abuse Forensic Center, he was asked to perform a medical evaluation of an elderly woman who was living with her...

Stepping up the fight against elder abuse: a leading elder-rights advocate says the Illinois Legislature and judiciary can do more to prevent and identify elder abuse.
Judge Patrick T. Murphy of the Circuit Court of Cook County has long focused on the problem of elder abuse. At the time of Murphy's 2003 retirement from the office of Public Guardian for Cook County, a position he held for a quarter of a century, approximately one-third of...

Elder abuse prevention; emerging trends and promising strategies.
9780826103277 Elder abuse prevention; emerging trends and promising strategies. Nerenberg, Lisa. Springer Publishing Co. 2008 299 pages $45.00 Hardcover HV6626 With an academic background in public health and social work, Nerenberg,...

Verizon Wireless Technology Helps Domestic Violence Survivors in Brooklyn.
Company Donates Wireless Phones to Kings County DA's Office and St. Vincent's Specialized Preventive Services ORANGEBURG, N.Y., Feb. 18 /PRNewswire/ -- Continuing its commitment to domestic violence prevention and awareness, Verizon Wireless recently donated 50 wireless phones with prepaid service to the Kings County District Attorney's Office...

Molly Bish's mother calls suspect `scary'.
Byline: Lisa D. Welsh PAXTON - Magdalen Bish says she has had some real tough days since finding out that police have been investigating whether accused murderer Rodney A. Stanger is linked to her daughter's disappearance nine years ago."This guy is very, very scary," she said of...

Verizon Wireless Technology Helps Domestic Violence Survivors in Nassau County.
Company Donates Wireless Phones to Nassau County Coalition Against Domestic Violence ORANGEBURG, N.Y., Feb. 17 /PRNewswire/ -- Continuing its commitment to domestic violence prevention and awareness, Verizon Wireless recently donated 25 wireless phones with prepaid service to Nassau County's Coalition Against Domestic Violence. The donation...

First suspicion index developed for elder abuse.
TUCSON, ARIZ. -- Canadian researchers have developed and validated a user-friendly six-question index that can be used in the office to elicit suspicion of elder abuse in seniors who are cognitively intact. The goal of the Elder Abuse Suspicion Index (EASI) is not necessarily to diagnose abuse...