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Identifying and Supporting Non-Citizen Victims and Survivors of Elder Abuse

In this episode, Rocio Molina, Deputy Director of NIWAP at the American University Washington College of Law, Investigator Michael LaRiviere from the Salem, Massachusetts Police Department, and Tara Patet, Supervising Prosecutor at the City Attorney’s Office in St. Paul, Minnesota, talk about elder abuse, especially in immigrant communities. The guests discuss what encompasses elder abuse and how to identify the different forms of elder abuse. They address the challenges and barriers to reporting elder abuse and the need for resources, especially around the importance of using qualified interpreters in these cases. They also engage in discussion on how to overcome some of these barriers and how the medical community, law enforcement, and prosecution can effectively work collaboratively in elder abuse cases.