Elder Safety
Crime Prevention At HOME
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Sep 17, 2007
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HIV/AIDS treatment, prevention, medical research, clinical trials, drugs, treatment guidelines, and vaccines for patients, health care providers, researchers, community organizations, and public. Current, reliable U.S. Government approved information for consumers and health providers. Health Information Specialists answer questions by phone in English and Spanish. Links and resources for downloading.
http://aidsinfo.nih.gov/Default.aspx
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Rape, Abuse, and Incest National Network (RAINN) operates the National Sexual Assault Hotline at 1-800-656-HOPE. RAINN also provides resources for the prevention of sexual assault and education and assistance to victims of rape and sexual assault, including drug-rape, date rape, and statutory rape. Resource information and national hotline for free counseling.
http://www.rainn.org/
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Elder Justice Act Introduced
The Elder Justice Act was introduced on March 29, 2007 in both the Senate and House. S. 1070, the Elder Justice Act was authored in the Senate by Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-UT) and co-authored by Senator Blanche Lincoln (D-AR) with original co-sponsors Senator Herb Kohl (D-WI) and Senator Gordon Smith (R-OR). On the House side the EJA companion bill, H.R. 1783, was authored by Rep. Rahm Emanuel (D-IL) and co-authored by Rep. Peter King (R-NY). A section by section summary of the Elder Justice Act is available in the Legislation section.
Goals and Activities
The Elder Justice Coalition, through national and grassroots advocacy, educational briefings, media outreach, research, and information dissemination seeks to:
* Increase public awareness of the tragedy of elder abuse, neglect and exploitation at the local, state, and national levels.
* Increase awareness and support for the Elder Justice Act in the Senate as a comprehensive approach to addressing elder justice issues.
* Conduct a parallel advocacy effort in the House of Representatives.
* Work for expedited consideration of the Elder Justice Act before relevant Senate and House Committees and Subcommittees.
* Monitor and appropriately influence other relevant legislation and regulations that pertain to the prevention of elder abuse, neglect and financial exploitation.
http://www.elderjusticecoalition.com/index.htm
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Pennsylvania Department of Aging
http://www.aging.state.pa.us/
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North Dakota Suicide & Crisis Hotlines - When You Feel You Can't Go On... Call a Suicide Hotline. / SuicideHotlines.com - Direction for immediate crisis intervention for the gravely suicidal & treatment for major clinical suicidal depression.
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RCMP Website alerting citizens to particular scams
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Aging Texas Well: Caregiving (DADS)
http://www.dads.state.tx.us/services/agingtexaswell/caregiving/index.html
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Tennessee Suicide & Crisis Hotlines - When You Feel You Can't Go On... Call a Suicide Hotline. / SuicideHotlines.com - Direction for immediate crisis intervention for the gravely suicidal & treatment for major clinical suicidal depression.
http://suicidehotlines.com/tennessee.html
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