elder abuse resources

There are a number of agencies that can assist you, including the member programs of the New Hampshire Coalition Against Domestic and Sexual Violence. If you contact your local crisis center an advocate can tell you what services are available. You may be referred to another agency that can handle your situation more appropriately.

If you are 60 years old or over, or are incapacitated, you can contact your local office of the New Hampshire Bureau of Elderly and Adult Services by calling 1-800-949-0470.

The New Hampshire Bureau of Elderly and Adult Services and Elder Injustice Initiative has additional resources:

• Brochure on Elder Abuse
• What to do when you suspect adult abuse or neglect
• Responding to Elder Abuse in NH

The National Center on Elder Abuse also has more detailed information on elder abuse. Click here for definitions, as well as signs and symptoms of the following:

• Physical abuse
• Sexual abuse
• Emotional or psychological abuse
• Neglect
• Abandonment
• Financial or material exploitation
• Self-neglect

Click here to access tribal resources.

The National Resource Center of Violence Against Women has a special collection of resources about elder abuse: Preventing and Responding to Domestic & Sexual Violence in Later Life.