
To report suspected adult abuse, neglect or exploitation,
call your local department of social services or the 24-hour,
toll-free Adult Protective Services hotline at: (888) 832-3858
To report suspected adult abuse, neglect or exploitation,
call your local department of social services or the 24-hour,
toll-free Adult Protective Services hotline at: (888) 832-3858
Information about Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation
For current information about what adult abuse, neglect, and exploitation are, please refer to the National Adult Protective Services Association’s website at https://www.napsa-now.org/get-informed.
For information on Virginia's Adult Protective Services (APS) FY 2019 statistics click here.
AARP Policy and Research
https://www.aarp.org/research
Administration for Community Living
https://acl.gov
Advancing States (formerly the National Association of States United for Aging and Disabilities)
http://www.advancingstates.org
Ageless Alliance
https://agelessalliance.org
Aging In Place (formerly the National Council for Aging Care)
https://www.aginginplace.org/guide-to-recognizing-elder-abuse
Alzheimer's Association
https://alz.org
American Bar Association Commission on Law and Aging
https://www.americanbar.org/groups/law_aging
American Psychological Association Elder Abuse and Neglect
https://www.apa.org/pi/aging/resources/guides/elder-abuse
Center of Excellence on Elder Abuse and Neglect University of California, Irvine-School of Medicine
http://www.centeronelderabuse.org
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention-Elder Abuse
https://www.cdc.gov/violenceprevention/elderabuse
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
https://www.consumerfinance.gov/practitioner-resources/resources-for-older-adults
Elder Justice Coalition
https://www.elderjusticecoalition.com
Elder Justice Initiative
https://www.justice.gov/elderjustice
Medicare
https://www.medicare.gov
National Adult Protective Services Association
https://www.napsa-now.org
National Clearinghouse on Abuse in Later Life
https://www.ncall.us
National Committee for the Prevention of Elder Abuse
http://www.preventelderabuse.org
National Long-Term Care Ombudsman Resource Center
https://ltcombudsman.org
Office for Victims of Crime
https://www.ovc.gov
Office on Violence Against Women
https://www.justice.gov/ovw
Greater Augusta Coalition Against Adult Abuse
http://gacaaa.com
Office of the Attorney General, Elder Abuse & Neglect Squad
https://www.oag.state.va.us/index.php/programs-initiatives/medicaid-fraud?id=177
Virginia Department for Aging and Rehabilitative Services
https://www.vadars.org
Virginia Division for the Aging
https://vda.virginia.gov
Virginia Association of Area Agencies on Aging
http://vaaaa.org
VirginiaNavigator
https://www.virginianavigator.org
There is a free, online training for mandated reporters of adult abuse. To take the training, ADS5055 Mandated Reporters: Recognizing and Reporting Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation of Adults, click here.