RESOURCES AND SUPPORT SERVICES TO PREVENT/PROTECT RESIDENTS FROM ELDER ABUSE & FINANCIAL EXPLOITATION
The primary responsibility of our Elder Abuse and Financial Exploitation Unit is to prevent, investigate, and prosecute crimes involving elderly victims of abuse, neglect and financial exploitation on a statewide basis. As always, if any matter is deemed an emergency, call 9-1-1 or your local police department. If this matter is not an emergency, contact the Bureau of Elderly & Adult Services. Their phone number is 1-800-949-0470. All calls are confidential.
If you suspect abuse or exploitation of an elderly or incapacitated person, you can also contact your local County Attorney’s Office:
· Carroll County (603) 539-7769
· Cheshire County (603) 352-0056
· Coos County (603) 788-5559
· Grafton County (603) 787-6968
· Hillsborough County (603) 627-5605
· Merrimack County (603) 228-0529
· Rockingham County (603) 642-4249
· Strafford County (603) 749-2808
Additional Resources:
NH Coalition Against Domestic & Sexual Violence
“Abuse Hurts at Any Age” Brochure (PDF)
NH Bureau of Elderly and Adult Services (BEAS)
and
NH DHHS Adult Protective Services
Whose Programs Include:
Contact Elderly & Adult Services
NH Department of Justice Elder Abuse & Financial Exploitation Unit