Adult Protective Services
Sentinels For Those Most In Need
In 1985 the Indiana legislature enacted legislation to specifically address the protection of endangered adults from abuse, neglect, and exploitation by creating the Adult Protective Services program.
- Investigates reports of abuse, neglect, and exploitation to endangered adults
- Hotline always available at 1-800-992-6978
- Mandatory reporting requirements*
- Indiana is the only state in which APS program is a criminal justice function
- The program's success comes from the relationship between Indiana's prosecuting attorneys, law enforcement, and the Family and Social Services Administration
- Pioneered the use of a true case management system software
- Spotlighted in national organization's periodical** as a "system that works."
**(National Association of APS Administrators)
Program Profiles
SFY 2006/2007
Calls for Service – 47,189 (112% increase over SFY05/06)
Investigations Conducted - 12,894
Substantiated - 71%
Unsubstantiated - 29%
Neglect - 21%
Abuse - 27%
Exploitation - 11%
Self Neglect - 41%
The Victim
Male - 39%
Female - 61%
Age of victim: 18-59 - 28%
60 years or older 72%
Domestic - 58%
Institutional - 42%
The Perpetrators
Self - 37%
Family - 21%
Caregivers - 36%
Friends - 5%
Professionals - 1%
What Is It?
Abuse: Any touching (battery) of a person in a rude and insolent manner (May include verbal abuse)
Neglect: The intentional withholding of essential care or services (May include abandonment)
Exploitation: The intentional misuse of a person's property or services (Financial) or (May include sexual exploitation)
*All persons are required by law to report all cases of suspected Abuse, Neglect, or Exploitation to either the nearest APS office or to Law Enforcement.
