The National Center on Elder Abuse (NCEA) is one of 27 resource centers funded by the Administration on Aging. NCEA is the place to turn for up-to-date information regarding research, training, best practices, news and resources on elder abuse, neglect and exploitation. NCEA works to ensure that all older Americans will live with dignity, integrity, independence, and free from abuse, neglect, and exploitation (NCEA, 2013). In 2011, with a modest discretionary grant from the Administration on Aging, the nation's first Adult Protection Service Center was established. The National Adult Protective Services (NAPSA) is now working to institutionalize the center under the Older Persons Act with a level of funding comparable to other such centers (NAPSA, 2013). Last year, the Administration on Aging sponsored the Year of the Senior. Abuse Prevention (YEAP) to encourage national, state, and local organizations to protect older adults and raise awareness about elder abuse, neglect, and exploitation (AOA, 2013). In 2010, state and regional agencies on aging provided services to a total of 10.5 million older adults, which was consistent with the goals of the Older Americans Act (ACL, 2013). The continued efforts and success of these organizations in preventing elder abuse is important and will remain an ongoing effort as the population of older Americans doubles in the future. I recommend that the United States of America, as a society, raise public awareness about elder abuse through more effective use of media coverage and sources. According to Wallace and Roberson (2011), there is a persistent failure to report and take action on elder abuse. There should be a variety of ways to inform the community about what their local organization is doing when it comes to elder...... middle of paper...... Maryland: Hemisphere Publishing Corporation. Krauss-Whitbourne, S. (2002). The aging individual. New York: Springer Publishing Company, Inc. National Adult Protective Services. (2013) Get help. Accessed September 10, 2013 from http://www.napsa-now.org/National Research Council. (2003) Elder Abuse: Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation in an Aging American. Washington, DC: The Nation Press. National Center on Elder Abuse. (2013) Stop the abuse. Retrieved September 13, 2013 from http://www.ncea.aoa.gov/stop_abuse/index.aspx National Center on Elder Abuse (1998). The National Elder Abuse Incidence Study: Final Report. Washington DC: Westat, Inc. National Long-Term Care Resource Center. (2013) About NORC. Retrieved September 13, 2013 from http://www.ltcombudsman.org/aboutWallace, H. and Roberson, C. (2011). Victimology. New Jersey: Pearson Education.