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National Center on Elder Abuse
“The National Center on Elder Abuse (NCEA) serves as a national resource center dedicated to the prevention of elder mistreatment.”
Reporting elder abuse
You can report elder abuse in West Virginia here: www.ncea.aoa.gov/NCEAroot/Main_Site/Find_Help/State_Resources_Directory.aspx
And here in Virginia: www.ncea.aoa.gov/NCEAroot/Main_Site/Find_Help/State_Resources_Directory.aspx
Elder Abuse Prevention Resources on Twitter:
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Sample Tweet: “"What Happened to the Welcome Mat? Nursing Homes and Gay Elders" Interesting read on gay elders in nursing homes @http://tinyurl.com/8gv36sd”
