Since 1993, VCPEA has been a leader in promoting awareness, training, and advocacy on behalf of Virginia's abused, neglected, or exploited adults. VCPEA seeks to:

• Promote a greater public understanding and awareness of the problems of elder abuse.
• Promote improvement of the quality and the availability of services to vulnerable adults.
• Encourage the development of services and programs to protect elders and adults with disabilities who are abused, neglected or exploited, or at risk of abuse neglect or exploitation.
• Advocate with the public and government leaders on behalf of elderly and disabled adults.

Your membership in VCPEA makes you an active participant in the effort to ensure the rights and safety of vulnerable adults. Your membership supports a variety of initiatives including:

Annual Conference - The only statewide conference that focuses on adult abuse issues. Members are eligible for reduced registration fees. View the Save the Date conference flier. Thirty-six conference scholarships are available for the 2012 conference. Click here for the scholarship application.

Forums and Emailings - Educational forums during the year provide additional opportunities for professional training. Members receive notice of these meetings as well as emails containing information about abuse and neglect issues in Virginia and around the nation.

Public Awareness VCPEA collaborates with the Virginia Department of Social Services and other agencies to develop education materials about adult abuse, neglect or exploitation. The information is available for downloading and distribution each May during Adult Abuse Prevention Month. Click here to view Adult Abuse Prevention Month Materials.

To take the free, online training, ADS5055 Mandated Reporters: Recognizing and Reporting Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation of Adults click here.

To view the VCPEA public service announcement (PSA) click here.

Legislative Advocacy - VCPEA works with professionals and advocates around the state to strengthen protections for elderly and disabled adults. VCPEA worked to revise Adult Protective Services (APS) laws during the 2004 Virginia General Assembly session.

Join VCPEA and work with others to assure that elderly and disabled adults in Virginia live a life free of abuse, neglect and exploitation.

STOP Adult Abuse! To report suspected abuse, neglect or exploitation of an elderly person or disabled individual, contact your local department of social services or the 24-hour toll free hotline at 1-888-832-3858. Click the stop sign to learn more about adult abuse.