To report elder abuse in your community, contact:

Adult Protective Services (APS) Community and Senior Services
3333 Wilshire Blvd., #400
Los Angeles, CA 90010
(888) 202-4248 24 HR.

Abuse Hotline: (877) 477-3646

For additional information on elder abuse and mistreatment please consult these resources:

• Assessment of Older Adults with Diminished Capacity. Ed. Wood & Moye. ABA / APA. (2007).
• Handbook series for Lawyers, Judges, & Psychologists. Free PDFs available at APA.
• We provide a Resources Sheet with detailed contact information for local resources to help individuals report and deal with elder abuse and exploitation.
• The National Center on Elder Abuse (or NCEA) provides an information packet about protecting yourself from abuse, neglect, and exploitation.

For more information about participating in our study, please refer to our Flyer.

Dr. Wood’s blog post about financial exploitation for the NYC Elder Abuse Center is available here