Elder Justice Coalition

Supporting
Older Adults

Advocating for
Older Adults

Protect older citizens in Wisconsin from abuse, neglect and exploitation.

Wisconsin's Elder Justice Coalition collaborates with leading state agencies, statewide organizations and non-governmental agencies to bridge gaps in coordination of needed services, to raise public awareness and to advocate for elder justice in Wisconsin.

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What is Elder Abuse?

According to the World Health Organization, elder abuse is “a single, or repeated act, or lack of appropriate action, occurring within any relationship where there is an expectation of trust which causes harm or distress to an older person.” Elder abuse can be verbal, physical, emotional, sexual or financial. It can also be intentional or unintentional neglect. Unfortunately, elder abuse is a growing problem in Wisconsin.

Our Mission

The coalition has seven primary objectives:

Expand the current Coordinated Community Response Team on Abuse in Later Life into a permanent and formal Elder Justice Coalition.
Develop and create the Wisconsin Financial Abuse Specialist Team (FAST) process and FAST pilot.
Recruit, develop, and support a FAST in each of the five Adult Protective Services (APS) regions.
Develop and pilot at least one Elder Death Review Team (EDRT) to investigate elder deaths suspected of abuse or neglect.
Conduct needs assessment of financial institutions, healthcare entities, law enforcement, and prosecutors to determine elder justice educational needs.
Create elder justice educational materials and training available throughout the state based on needs assessment results.
Provide elder justice education and disseminate to state and local government leaders.