CRIS HEALTHY AGING
Abuse in Later Life Program and Advocacy page
Services and Support for Individuals Being Harmed
The Enhanced Training and Services to End Abuse in Later Life Program (Abuse in Later Life Program) funds projects that support a comprehensive approach to addressing elder abuse in their communities. These projects will provide training to criminal justice professionals to enhance their ability to address elder abuse, neglect, and exploitation; provide cross-training opportunities to professionals working with older victims; establish or support a coordinated community response to elder abuse; and provide or enhance services for victims who are 50 years of age or older.
Report Abuse, Neglect, Exploitation and Self-Neglect of adults age 60 or older
TO REPORT ABUSE CALL: 217-443-2999 (MONDAY – FRIDAY, 8:00AM – 4:00PM)
or 1-866-800-1409 (24 HOURS DAY/7 DAYS A WEEK)
The term “elder abuse” means any action against a person who is 50 years of age or older that constitutes the willful: (A) infliction of injury, unreasonable confinement, intimidation, or cruel punishment with resulting physical harm, pain, or mental anguish, or (B) deprivation by a person, including a caregiver, of goods or services with the intent to cause physical harm, mental anguish, or mental illness. See 34 U.S.C. § 12291(a)(11).
The Office on Violence Against Women (OVW) is a component of the U.S. Department of Justice. OVW implements the provisions of the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) and provides national leadership on the issues of domestic violence, sexual assault, dating violence, and stalking. MORE INFORMATION ON OVW
RESIDENT NEEDS ASSESSMENT SURVEY
Abuse in Later Life
Services and Support for Individuals Being Harmed
Our community has received funding from the Department of Justice’s Office on Violence Against Women to create or enhance services for older community members who are experiencing abuse in later life. Your ideas are important to us. Please answer as many of the questions below as you can. You do not need to sign your name. All of your answers are anonymous and confidential.
Thank you for taking the time to complete this survey!
If you would like to talk to someone or ask about CRIS services, please contact us.
Brenda Adams
OVW Program Coordinator & Advocate
217-443-2999
Email Brenda
Brenda Adams
OVW Program Coordinator & Advocate
217-443-2999
Email Brenda