Our Purpose

• ​To help statewide elder justice coalitions with multiple professional constituencies attain their common goals

• To collect and make available innovative models and strategic approaches to strengthen members’ capacity and program efforts

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• To generate networking opportunities for state elder justice coalitions

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• To assist new multidisciplinary state elder justice projects to develop broad-based, sustainable coalitions

Please Note: The National Network for State Elder Justice Coalitions is now the National Center for State and Tribal Elder Justice Coalitions. Please visit elderjusticecenter.org for more information and updates.

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For more information about NNSEJC, see Who We Are and Our Principles.

​For more about State and Tribal Elder Justice Coalitions click here.

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​Coalition News

​Launch of National Center for State and Tribal Elder Justice Coalitions

Under a grant from the U.S. Department of Justice, Office for Victims of Crime (OVC), Lifespan of Greater Rochester is administering the Center, which provides training, technical assistance, and resources for new and existing state and tribal coalitions. The Center operates in partnership with the Ohio Coalition for Adult Protective Services; the Minnesota Elder Justice Center; Jacque Gray, PhD (Native American Specialist); and the New York City Elder Abuse Center. It also collaborates with NNSEJC to promote elder justice nationwide.

The Center provides sub-grants to not-for-profit organizations and federally recognized Native American tribes to establish new coalitions or enhance the work of existing groups. For more, visit the National Center for State and Tribal Elder Justice Coalitions.

Upcoming Meetings

The next NNSEJC membership meeting will be posted here soon. ​For more information, email us at [email protected].

Past Meeting Highlights

Focus on Guardianship

​The Feb 20, 2025 meeting highlighted recommendations from the Fourth National Guardianship Summit and the National Institute of Justice-funded “Environmental Scan of Guardianship Abuse and Fraud. Presenters included:  Erica F. Wood, Consultant in Law and Aging and former Assistant Director at the American Bar Association Commission on Law and Aging Dr. Pamela B. Teaster, Professor of Human Development and Family Science and Director, Center for Gerontology, Virginia Tech Carlisle Shealy, Assistant Director, Center for Gerontology, Virginia Tech

Past Meetings

The March 24, 2024 meeting included the following presentations:  Supported Decision-making for Older Adults, featuring Rebekah Diller, JD, Clinical Professor, Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law Morgan Whitlatch, JD, Director of Supported Decision-Making Initiatives, Center for Public Representation Anita Raymond, Center for Excellence in Supported Decision-Making, Volunteers of America  Amanda Vickstrom, Minnesota Elder Justice Center Additional resources on supported decision-making can be found here. ​​ ​The June 9 2022 meeting included a presentation on medical/legal partnerships with:  Sarah Hooper, JD, UC San Francisco/UC Hastings Consortium on Law, Science and Health Policy Mahala Schlagman, MD, Assistant Professor of Medicine, University of Rochester Medical Center (URMC) Rebecca Russo, JD, Staff Attorney, Legal Assistance of Western NY (LawNY) ​A summary and recording of the presentations is available here. ​​​