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NCOA Survey: How has the opioid epidemic impacted older adults in your community?
Older adults in every community have been impacted by the nation’s opioid epidemic. Share your story by completing NCOA’s nationwide survey to better understand how service delivery has changed as a result of the opioid epidemic, the top issues of concern for your clients related to opioids, resources that have been valuable in addressing their needs, and gaps in resources needed to adequately address rising needs. Complete the survey by Feb. 8 for a chance to win a $100 gift card!
Complete the survey
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Increased Investment
to Strengthen Adult Protective Services
All people have the right to live their lives with dignity and respect, free from abuse of any kind. Unfortunately, far too many older adults and people with disabilities are abused, neglected or exploited. ACL is committed to developing systems and programs that prevent abuse from happening, protecting people from abusive situations, and supporting people who have experienced abuse to help them recover.
The Administration for Community Living has announced an approximately $3 million investment in the development of tools and infrastructure to support states in building Adult Protective Services (APS). The investment is the result of a partnership between ACL's Office of Elder Justice and Adult Protective Services and ACL's Office of Performance and Evaluation. ACL plans to undertake the following tasks:
- Update the National Voluntary Consensus Guidelines for State Adult Protective Services Systems, create a dissemination plan for the guidelines, and produce a research agenda for evidence-based best practices;
- Design and implement an APS client outcomes study evaluating how various micro-, mezzo-, and macro- system components impact APS client outcomes; and
- Create an inventory of screening and assessment tools used by APS and others to screen for elder abuse, and assess each tool's level of validity.
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