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The following materials, produced by elder
abuse prevention programs across the United States, are
provided as examples for other communities (click on the
link to view each item):
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agreement to participate in the San Francisco Consortium
for Elder Abuse Prevention. Coalitions are strongest
when they have firm and clearly defined commitments from
their members. This sample agreement shows is signed by
agency directors in San Francisco.
Guidelines
for Establishing and Coordinating a Financial Abuse Specialist
Team (FAST). Communities
can enhance their ability to resolve complex financial abuse
cases by developing FASTs to review actual cases. These
guidelines were developed by WISE Senior Services in Los
Angeles and have been used to replicate the most model in
other communities.
Oregon's
Statute on disclosure of financial records by banks
(ORS 192.555). To encourage banks to report financial abuse,
the state enacted legislation shielding banks from liability
if they report. The statute has served as model and been
replicated in several other states
Public
Policy Position Statement.
The Virginia Coalition for the Prevention of Elder Abuse
takes a proactive approach to advocacy by developing an
agenda for each upcoming legislative. A sample of the coalitionÕs
priorities for 2000-2002 are provided.
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