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Adult Protective Services: find state or local elder-abuse help
United States
Find the state or local Adult Protective Services program serving an older adult or vulnerable adult.
Adult Protective Services programs respond to reports involving abuse, neglect, self-neglect and financial exploitation of older adults and adults with disabilities. The ACL Adult Protective Services resource center directs people to state or local APS programs.
Who qualifies
Older adults and adults with disabilities who may need protective services because of abuse, neglect, self-neglect or financial exploitation. State law and program rules vary.
How to access it
Use the APS resource center to identify the program serving the person's geographic area. If someone is in immediate danger, call 911 or local emergency services instead of waiting for a directory response.
Cost or fee
No charge to report a concern to the public program.