Virginia Center on Aging Abuse in Later Life Program provides professional development to those working in the fields of law enforcement, aging services, adult protective services, domestic and sexual violence, health care and more. By working collaboratively, we can put the pieces together to see and address the whole story--the whole person--the whole system and to improve the lives of victims of abuse in later life.
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The Virginia Office of the Chief Medical Examiner makes news and resources available to local and regional Domestic Violence Fatality Review Teams through a semi-annual newsletter. The July, 2015 issue features a recap of the 2015 National Domestic Violence Fatality Review Initiative Conference and recent data on elder abuse deaths in Virginia. Previous issues can be found here: http://www.vdh.virginia.gov/medexam/dvfr/newsletters.htm
The January 2016 issue of the Virginia Domestic Violence Fatality Review Newsletter can be found here.
This guide was created to serve as a resource for people working with LGBTQ Virginians who might not be aware of the extent of community based resources in their areas. Includes medical, legal, community, and religious/faith resources by region (central, eastern, southern/southwest, norther, northwest, and state). Published by the Virginia Anti-Violence Project.
The Virginia Violent Death Reporting System has produced two recent reports on violent death in Virginia: