Resources

If you are suicidal or having thoughts of self-harm, the Suicide and Crisis Lifeline, is available 24 hours a day by dialing 988

Click the image above to connect to the Lifeline website.

If you are being victimized or know someone who is, you are not alone, there are community and national resources to help you. 

If you live outside of Virginia, contact your community law enforcement, Adult Protective Services, your State Attorney General, or a lawyer or legal/aid organization.

Click the image above for resources in Fauquier County, Virginia and other Nationwide resources.

When our decision making and/or our health declines, we may grant someone else the power to make decisions on our behalf. This tool can be very helpful, but in the wrong hands it can be harmful.  

Click the image above to learn about Power of Attorney pros and cons.

This document covers Virginia law, If you live in another state, please contact legal counsel/legal aid to understand your state's law

A good financial crime relies upon you believing the lies criminals are telling you. The Federal Trade Commissions [FTC] website on recognizing criminal fraud provides tips on spotting tricks criminals use.

Click the image above to learn about "imposters"

Real talk about what financial fraud really is...a criminal act.

Financial Crime against Older Adults is worldwide.

Resource provided by the "Friends Against Scams is a National Trading Standards (NTS) Scams Team initiative" from the United Kingdom [UK].

Click the image above for their excellent video on "scams"

Criminals use psychological manipulation, and sometimes physical control, to get you to do what they want. This Is called coercive control. 

"Friends Against Scams is a National Trading Standards (NTS) Scams Team initiative" from the United Kingdom [UK] explains what coercive control is and how it is used by criminals

Click the image above for their excellent video on coercive control.