Elder mistreatment, including abuse, neglect, and exploitation, is a complex problem that requires coordinated action across healthcare, social services, community organizations, policy, and research.
The National Collaboratory to Address Elder Mistreatment brings national experts and partners together to strengthen prevention, identification, intervention, and response.
Its work includes developing and spreading the Elder Mistreatment Emergency Department (EMED) Toolkit and helping health systems integrate elder mistreatment identification and intervention into routine care. Building on this foundation, the Collaboratory is now mainstreaming elder justice into larger health and aging care systems—partnering with health systems, health plans, and states to embed elder mistreatment screening and response into everyday practice.
Together, we will continue advancing practical, evidence-informed approaches that support older adults, caregivers, healthcare professionals, and organizations.
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Advancing evidence into action for older adults, caregivers, and healthcare systems.
Advancing evidence into action for older adults, caregivers, and healthcare systems.
The Collaboratory’s current work focuses on building a more cohesive national approach: supporting policy and payment pathways, integrating elder mistreatment into broader aging initiatives, sharing lessons from implementation, strengthening sustainability, and helping evidence-informed approaches become part of mainstream health and social care.
Featured Resources
A comprehensive collection of screening tools, training, and implementation resources that help emergency departments improve the identification and response to elder mistreatment.
The National Collaboratory’s work is supported by The John A. Hartford Foundation and Michigan Health Endowment Fund, with earlier phases also supported by the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation and Health Foundation for Western and Central New York.
