Preventing and Responding to Domestic & Sexual Violence in Later Life

This collection brings together selected materials related to preventing and responding to elder abuse, specifically domestic and sexual violence.

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Preventing and Responding to Domestic & Sexual Violence in Later Life (July 2010) by the Minnesota Center Against Violence and Abuse (MINCAVA) in collaboration with the National Sexual Violence Resource Center (NSVRC) and the National Resource Center on Domestic Violence (NRCDV), in close consultation with the National Clearinghouse on Abuse in Later Life (NCALL) for VAWnet, the National Online Resource Center on Violence Against Women

This Special Collection brings together selected materials related to preventing and responding to elder abuse, specifically domestic and sexual violence. In doing so, it draws from the work of the National Clearinghouse on Abuse in Later Life (NCALL), National Sexual Violence Resource Center (NSVRC), National Center on Elder Abuse (NCEA) and other organizations. By focusing specifically on domestic and sexual violence (DV/SV) in later life, this special collection highlights the complexities of older people's DV/SV experiences and emphasizes collaborative and multi-pronged approaches to addressing DV/SV in later life. Accordingly, the materials included in this special collection have been organized by their relevance to key stakeholders.