Stemming the Tide of Elder Mistreatment: A Medical School-State Agency Collaborative

Carmel B Dyer¹, John M Halphen, Jessica Lee+4

• ¹C.B. Dyer is professor, Division of Geriatric and Palliative Medicine, and executive vice-chair, Department of Medicine, McGovern Medical School, Houston, Texas, and executive director, Consortium on Aging, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, Texas. J.M. Halphen is associate professor, Division of Geriatric and Palliative Medicine, McGovern Medical School, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, Texas, and medical director, Texas Elder Abuse and Mistreatment Institute-Forensic Assessment Center Network, Houston, Texas. J. Lee is assistant professor, Division of Geriatric and Palliative Medicine, McGovern Medical School, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, Texas. R.J. Flores is assistant professor, Division of Geriatric and Palliative Medicine, McGovern Medical School, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, Texas. J.G. Booker is district director, Adult Protective Services, Houston, Texas, and codirector, Texas Elder Abuse and Mistreatment Institute, Houston, Texas. B. Reilley is member, Texas Elder Abuse and Mistreatment Institute, Houston, Texas. J. Burnett is codirector, Texas Elder Abuse and Mistreatment Institute, Houston, Texas, and director, Texas Elder Abuse and Mistreatment Institute-Forensic Assessment Center Network, Houston, Texas.