A randomized-control trial testing the impact of a multidisciplinary team response to older adult maltreatment

Anne P. DePrince; Leslie K. Hasche; Julie M. Olomi; Naomi M. Wright; Jennifer Labus

doi:10.1080/08946566.2019.1682097

A randomized-control trial testing the impact of a multidisciplinary team response to older adult maltreatment

Anne P. DePrince
, Leslie K. Hasche
, Julie M. Olomi
, Naomi M. Wright
, Jennifer Labus

Psychology

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Abstract

Forensic center multidisciplinary teams (MDTs) have emerged to address older adult maltreatment; however, little research is available on this approach. The current study employed a randomized-control design to test the impact of a victim-focused, forensic center MDT relative to usual care (UC) on older adult victim and criminal justice outcomes. Cases of abuse, neglect, and/or financial exploitation involving a perpetrator in a position of trust were randomly assigned to MDT or UC. Outcomes were assessed via interviews with older adult victims, system-based advocates' surveys, and administrative data. According to system-based advocates, MDT had a better prognosis, higher across-agency coordination, and more types of engaged services relative to UC. Administrative data indicated low rates of APS case openings and prosecution. Findings provide support for continued use of MDTs following older adult maltreatment and highlight difficulties engaging older adults given the complex social and material circumstances often related to maltreatment.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	307-324
Number of pages	18
Journal	Journal of Elder Abuse and Neglect
Volume	31
Issue number	4-5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/08946566.2019.1682097
State	Published - Oct 20 2019

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This work was supported by the National Institute of Justice [Grant #2013-MU-CX-0032]. The views expressed are those of the authors and do not necessarily represent the views or the official position of the National Institute of Justice or any other organization. We would like to thank the Denver Forensic Collaborative for their collaboration, particularly Maro Casparian (Denver District Attorney’s Office), Linda Loflin Pettit (Denver City Attorney’s Office), and Whitney Nettleton (Denver Adult Protective Services) as well as graduate students for their input, especially Tejas Srinivas and Kerry Gagnon. A description of these findings was included in a Summary Overview Report to the National Institute of Justice.

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Denver District Attorney’s Office
2013-MU-CX-0032

UN SDGs

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SDG 16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions

Keywords

Forensic center
elder abuse
multidisciplinary team
older adult abuse

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