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Latest news from the Council on Elder Abuse

January 07, 2016Read Story Amherst man charged with stealing from his mother-in-law

"An Amherst man was arraigned Thursday in Erie County Court on an indictment charging him with multiple counts of fraud for allegedly taking money from his 83-year-old mother-in-law’s bank account, acting District Attorney Michael J. Flaherty Jr. reports."


January 06, 2016Read Story Buffalo man admits bilking elderly woman of life savings

"A felon with 18 previous arrests admitted on Monday to bilking an elderly woman out of her life savings.

Kevin Andrews, 51, of Suffolk Street, pleaded guilty to third-degree grand larceny as he was set to go to trial before State Supreme Court Justice Penny M. Wolfgang."


January 06, 2016Read Story CEA Meeting Minutes 1/5/16

January 06, 2016Read Story What Prompts Elder Abuse? This Doctor Found Out

"Dr. Tony Rosen has seen his share of cuts, bruises and broken bones. In his job as an emergency room physician at New York-Presbyterian Hospital, he witnesses the painful end result of accidents and attacks involving aging adults.

“I see lots and lots of older adults who either report that they fell or the caregiver or whoever’s standing next to them says, ‘They fell,’” Rosen said in a recent interview. “And we assume that some of those falls are, in fact, not falls but physical abuse.'"


December 02, 2015Read Story Monthly Meeting Update

The speakers for our December CEA Meeting were Captain Pat Mann from the Buffalo PD and Cheryll Moore from the Erie County Department of Health. They trained our council on how to use Narcan if an individual is overdosing on an opioid.


November 27, 2015Read Story Financial Abuse of the Elderly: Sometimes Unnoticed, Always Predatory

"It was only after Mariana Cooper, a widow in Seattle, found herself with strained finances that she confessed to her granddaughter that she was afraid she had been bilked out of much of her savings."


November 09, 2015Read Story Generous grandfather loses $2,000 to phone scammer

"A South Buffalo man who bought four gift cards to help out a caller who claimed to be his grandson told police that he was scammed out of $2,000."


November 09, 2015Read Story Coming Full Circle to Help Her Elders

"Coming Full Circle to Help Her Elders". Please click on "Read Story" to find the link to this article in the New York Times written by Joy Solomon.


November 06, 2015Read Story Survivors of Sexual Assault Group

Crisis Services is offering a Survivors of Sexual Assault Support Group


November 06, 2015Read Story Haven House Parenting After Violence Program

Haven House is offering a Parenting After Violence Program that is available to parents (including relatives and grandparents) and children/youth who have experienced or witnessed domestic violence


November 06, 2015Read Story Crisis Services says NO MORE

Crisis Services has joined the national NO MORE Campaign with the slogan "Together we can end domestic violence and sexual assault"


November 06, 2015Read Story Monsignor Dino Lorenzetti and his book The Agony of Betrayal

Monsignor Lorenzetti spoke to our CEA at the November monthly meeting. He spoke about his experience as a victim, and now survivor, of elder abuse. 


If you Suspect Abuse, TAKE ACTION!

More than 1,500 cases of elder abuse are reported each year in Erie County. Many more cases are never reported.

If you suspect abuse and would like legal assistance, please contact:

Center for Elder Law & Justice:

716-853-3087

For immediate assistance 24 hours a day, please contact:

Crisis Services Hotline at:

716-834-3131

If you suspect someone is being abused, please contact:

Erie County Protective Services for Adults: 

716-858-6877

For general information on programs or referrals, please contact:

Erie County Department of Senior Services / NY Connects: 

716-858-8526

            In an emergency, call 911

For Elder Shelter screening tool, please visit the Elder Shelter Page located under the "Elder Shelter" tab at the top of your screen