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Elder Abuse

• Agencies & Organizations
  • National Center on Elder Abuse
  • National Committee for the Prevention of Elder Abuse
  • WI Coalition Against Domestic Violence
  • WI Dept. of Health Services

• Domestic Abuse
• Directory of Crime Victim Services (U.S. Dept. of Justice, Office for Victims of Crime)
  Provides annotated links to agencies & resources
• Elder Abuse in Wisconsin (WI Dept. of Health Services)
• WI Dept. of Health Services
  Helplines, state and national resources, and statistical reports.

The Law

• WI Statutes:  s. 46.90 "Elder Abuse Reporting System"
• WI Statutes: ch. 55 "Protective Service System"
• WI Statutes: s. 813.123 "Restraining Orders and Injunctions for Individuals at Risk"
• WI Statutes: s. 940.285 "Abuse of Vulnerable Adults"

Last Updated: October 17, 2012 | Up to Top