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Committee recommends $750,000 DOJ grant to expand elder-abuse training and services
Summary
The committee recommended that the full Macomb County Board accept a $750,000 Department of Justice grant to train frontline staff on identifying and responding to abuse, neglect and exploitation of older adults; the committee vote was unanimous.
Sheila, a representative of Macomb County’s Office of Senior Services, told the Health and Human Services Committee on Dec. 3 that the county received a $750,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Justice Office on Violence Against Women to expand training, victim services and partnerships addressing abuse of older adults.
"This grant will focus on training frontline staff in terms of identifying, investigating, and prosecuting abuse, neglect, exploitation of older adults in Macomb County," Sheila said. She told the committee that approximately 30% of the grant funds will support direct services for victims, including developing programs and supportive services,…
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