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- Title
Assessing the Federal Response to Elder Abuse, While the Opioid Crisis Rages On: An overview of how federal agencies and legislation are taking aim at elder abuse, especially abuse related to America's current opioid crisis.
- Authors
Teaster, Pamela B.; Lindberg, Brian W.; Gallo, Haley B.
- Abstract
The opioid crisis directly connects to elder abuse: grandparents may be caring for grandchildren of parents addicted to opioids; and family members, caregivers, and older adults may misuse opioids. The Elder Justice Act, the Older Americans Act, the Omnibus Reconciliation Act of 1981, and the Elder Abuse Prevention and Prosecution Act dictate responses to such opioid misuse. The Administration for Community Living, the Administration on Aging, the Office of Community Services, and the Department of Justice administer these laws. This article describes the laws, their status, and programs these agencies authorize.
- Subjects
UNITED States; PREVENTION of abuse of older people; GOVERNMENT agencies; ANALGESICS; CAREGIVERS; EPIDEMICS; NARCOTICS; OPIOID abuse; SUBSTANCE abuse
- Publication
Generations, 2019, Vol 43, Issue 4, p73
- ISSN
0738-7806
- Publication type
Article