A Collaborative Response to Elder Abuse (CREVAA) | NPT
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In Tennessee, CREVAA serves older adult victims of crime in all 95 counties. Learn more.
Older adult victims of crime in Tennessee have access to specialized resources and restoration through the Collaborative Response to Elder and Vulnerable Adult Abuse (CREVAA), housed at local Area Agencies on Aging and Disability. If you are aged 60 or over, live in Tennessee and have been a victim of crime – contact CREVAA by calling 1-866-836-6678.
Aging Matters is a local public television program presented by WNPT
This project was supported by Award No. 2018-V2-GX-0024 awarded by the Office for Victims of Crime, Office of Justice Programs, U.S. Department of Justice through the Tennessee Office of Criminal Justice Programs.
A Collaborative Response to Elder Abuse (CREVAA) | NPT
Special | 2m 8sVideo has Closed Captions
Older adult victims of crime in Tennessee have access to specialized resources and restoration through the Collaborative Response to Elder and Vulnerable Adult Abuse (CREVAA), housed at local Area Agencies on Aging and Disability. If you are aged 60 or over, live in Tennessee and have been a victim of crime – contact CREVAA by calling 1-866-836-6678.
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Learn Moreabout PBS online sponsorship(soft music) [Narrator] Ntp Reports Aging Matters (soft music) - At the Aging Commission, we provide a broad network of services to people who are older and vulnerable.
One particular program that we have is the CREVAA program.
CREVAA is the Collaborative Response to Elder and Vulnerable Adult Abuse.
We work to address the difficulties that seniors and vulnerable persons encounter when they become a victim of crime.
- [Resident] I told them you could have anything you want, just ask me.
I'll give you the shirt off my back.
Just don't steal from me.
- [Angela] Lately, but how have you been doing overall?
I'm a program coordinator for CREVAA.
My personal goal is to first of all, build a relationship of trust with the client so that they will know that I'm there to help them and not further victimize them.
- [Resident] It's hard to trust very many people.
Angela came into my life, and she went out and she bought me groceries, and took care of my utility bills and my rent.
- [Angela] We just want to get in and help them with what they have lost.
Providing them with emergency resources, for example, housing, rental assistance, clothing, household supplies.
If they need deposits, assistance with moving, case management services, therapy.
We do all of that.
I want to be able to put those pieces back together for them to bring some normalcy back to their lives.
- [Resident] If anybody has had anything similar to what I have experienced, call the aging commission.
Don't be afraid.
It's nothing to be ashamed of to call and tell them that you have a problem.
They're there.
They're willing to help.
- [Angela] You've lived and I've I learned a lot from you as well.
[Resident] Well, that's awfully sweet of you.
Aging Matters is a local public television program presented by WNPT
This project was supported by Award No. 2018-V2-GX-0024 awarded by the Office for Victims of Crime, Office of Justice Programs, U.S. Department of Justice through the Tennessee Office of Criminal Justice Programs.