Preventing Elder Abuse by Family Caregivers
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NCEA exists to provide elder abuse information to professionals and the public; offer technical assistance and training to elder abuse agencies and related professionals; conduct short-term elder abuse research; and assist with elder abuse program and policy development. NCEA's website contains many resources and publications to help achieve these goals. You can find the website at www.elderabusecenter.org. NCEA may also be reached by phone Grantees undertaking projects under government sponsorship are encouraged to express freely their findings and conclusions. Therefore, points of view or opinions in this publication do not necessarily represent official Administration on Aging policy.
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