About E-MDTs

Enhanced Multidisciplinary Teams (E-MDTs) provide a coordinated response to elder abuse cases in each county in New York State. E-MDTs are comprised of professionals from various disciplines within each county whose primary focus is to intervene and prevent abuse of older adults including financial exploitation, physical abuse, sexual abuse, neglect by other and/or emotional abuse. E-MDTs have unique access to a forensic accountant, civil legal attorney and geriatric psychiatrist/mental health provider in addition to drawing on the expertise of disciplines including aging services, the financial industry, and local legal and law enforcement. The team provides a holistic response which includes recommendations and support to those working on cases of elder abuse.

E-MDT Membership

Membership is based on the unique needs and resources of the individual county.

Key member agencies for each county include:

  • Coordinator

  • Adult Protective Services

  • District Attorney’s Office

  • Law enforcement

  • Office for the Aging

Specialty Service Providers:

  • Civil legal service providers

  • Forensic Accountant

  • Geriatric Psychiatrist/Mental Health Provider

Additional members may be identified in each county.

Lifespan oversees development of E-MDTs in upstate NY. The Center for Elder Abuse Solutions (CEASe) oversees E-MDT development in New York City. 

For more information about New York State’s E-MDT program, go here: https://www.nysemdt.org/.

This program is funded in part by New York State Office for the Aging, U.S. Department of Justice Office of Victims of Crime, New York State Office of Victim Services and Lifespan of Greater Rochester. Any opinions, results, findings, and/or interpretations of data contained herein are the responsibility of Lifespan of Greater Rochester and do not necessarily represent the opinions, interpretations, or policy of the State of New York or the U.S. Department of Justice Office of Victims of Crime.

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