To commemorate Domestic Violence Awareness Month, we are pleased to announce the release of NCALL's newest resource sheet, Domestic Violence Across the Lifespan: Supporting Older Survivors. 

NCALL Director, Kristin Burki, joins other panelists for this discussion on the dynamics of pets in domestic or family violence.

Nearly one in five U.S. adults lives with some type of mental illness—approximately 51.5 million people. Of that number, only 23 million received mental health services (44.8%).

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), 61 million adults in the United States live with a disability. That's roughly 26 percent of adults living in the United States.

Those of us who work in the domestic violence movement have heard it many times. There is a common misconception that it is easy to choose to end an abusive relationship. In reality, the decision to seek a life free from violence is a complex calculation, and unique to every survivor.

The NCALL team is pleased to announce that Alicia Lord has recently been promoted to NCALL's Abuse in Later Life Training and Technical Assistance (TTA) Coordinator.  This change reflects Alicia's responsibilities in supporting  the work of  OVW Abuse in Later...

NCALL Director, Kristin Burki,  recently sat down with the host of the Office on Violence Against Women's (OVW)  Patchwork podcast.

This World Elder Abuse Awareness Day (WEAAD), we at NCALL are highlighting ageism and its connection to elder abuse and abuse in later life.

End Domestic Abuse Wisconsin and the National Clearinghouse on Abuse in Later Life (NCALL) are excited to announce that Kristin Burki joined our staff on May 10 as the new NCALL Director.

Like other -isms, ageism segregates and reinforces inequalities between groups. In contrast to other -isms, ageism affects everyone at different stages in their lives. Ageism also creates a culture that ignores and tolerates elder abuse and allows abuse of older adults to continue unabated.