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 South Carolina Department of Social Services
Adult Protective Services protects the health and welfare of elderly and disabled adults
Adult Protective Services protects the health and welfare of elderly and disabled adults.
The mission of the South Carolina Department of Social Services is to ensure the safety and health of children and adults who cannot protect themselves, and to assist those in need of food assistance and temporary financial assistance while transitioning into employment.
www.state.sc.us /dss   (348 words)

  
 Social Services - Knoxville
Adult Protective Services - Tennessee Department of Human Services, Adult Protective Services staff investigate reports of abuse, neglect (including self-neglect) or financial exploitation of adults who are unable to protect themselves due to a physical or mental limitation.
Services to adults include supported employment, vocational training, community participation, residential, transportation and a variety of person centered support services.
BRIDGE Refuge and Sponsorship Services - BRIDGE is an ecumenical nonprofit organization that recruits and trains church sponsors to help refugees create a new life in East Tennessee.
www.knoxvilletennessee.com /social-svs.html   (1852 words)

  
 Adult Protective Services
Adult Protection Act T.C.A. Reports to Adult Protective Services are mandated by state law when "any person" has reasonable cause to suspect abuse, neglect or financial exploitation.
Tennessee Department of Human Services, Adult Protective Services staff investigate reports of abuse, neglect (including self-neglect) or financial exploitation of adults who are unable to protect themselves due to a physical or mental limitation.
Legally, services cannot be forced on an adult, except in special circumstances as specified in the law.
www.tennessee.gov /humanserv/adpro.htm   (739 words)

  
 Social workers
These social workers may be known as child welfare social workers, family services social workers, child protective services social workers, occupational social workers, or gerontology social workers.
Child, family, and school social workers provide social services and assistance to improve the social and psychological functioning of children and their families and to maximize the family well-being and academic functioning of children.
Social workers often provide social services in health-related settings that now are governed by managed care organizations.
stats.bls.gov /oco/ocos060.htm   (2330 words)

  
 Portsmouth, VA Department of Social Services
Some of these services include foster care, adoption services, adult and child protective services, job assistance, food stamps, medical aid, and many others.
The department provides services to individuals and families that enable them to be the best they can be.
DSS touches the lives of all citizens by providing programs and services that ensure the health and welfare of our citizens.
www.portsmouthva.gov /socialservices   (134 words)

  
 LocalAuthors.Com
Sherrill Geer uses knowledge of Baja, and insight gained during a career in Child Protective Services, working on the Adults Molested as Children Program, in her suspense novel DRY PLACES.
Patty Roth, MFT is a marriage and family therapist,clinical faculty member at Loma Linda University Medical School in the Dept. of Psychiatry, and mother of two young adult children.
Dianne York-Goldman and Mitchel P. Goldman, M.D. Dianne York-Goldman is a professional model and actress who has a wealth of knowledge about health and beauty.
www.localauthors.com /authorprofiles.cfm   (134 words)

  
 Take a look at Corset Bondage!
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www.i-depth.com /P/z/zu05420.frm.marchmadnet.msg/1620.html   (1965 words)

  
 Employment Resource Center - Summit County, Ohio
Adult Protective Services investigates reports of abuse, neglect and exploitation of adults 60 and over.
The Summit County Department of Job and Family Services administers all public assistance and social service programs as well as title XX, childcare and Medicaid.
Ohio Rehabilitation Services Commission, Bureau of Vocational Rehabilitation (BVR) and Bureau of Services for the Visually Impaired (BSVI).
summitworks.org /partner_profiles.asp   (577 words)

  
 Bartholomew County Prosecutor's Office
The Adult Protective Services for Bartholomew and four (4) other counties is supervised and administered through the Bartholomew County Prosecutor's Office.
The Adult Protective Services is responsible for investigating abuse, neglect or exploitation of mentally or physically incapacitated adults.
The Office of the Bartholomew County Prosecuting Attorney through its Title IVD Child Support Office is charged with the responsibility of enforcing child support orders entered in divorce and paternity cases.
bartholomewco.com /prosecutor/prosecutor-index.html   (136 words)

  
 Bartholomew County Prosecutor's Office
The Adult Protective Services is responsible for investigating abuse, neglect or exploitation of mentally or physically incapacitated adults.
The Adult Protective Services for Bartholomew and four (4) other counties is supervised and administered through the Bartholomew County Prosecutor's Office.
The Office of the Bartholomew County Prosecuting Attorney through its Title IVD Child Support Office is charged with the responsibility of enforcing child support orders entered in divorce and paternity cases.
bartholomewco.com /prosecutor/prosecutor-index.html   (136 words)

  
 St. Regis Mohawk Tribe: News & Resources
The Tribe will also assume all adult cases in the Fall of 2005 after the staff receive the required training in protective services for adults.
Cases involving Mohawk children will then be forwarded to the Tribe’s Department of Social Services for investigation and determination of suspected instances of child abuse and neglect.
The legislation’s approval enabled the Tribe to begin making plans for the transition of child protective service cases from the County.
www.stregismohawktribe.com /press_releases/pr_060205-1.html   (136 words)

  
 Elder Abuse Prevention
To access services in your area, contact your county Office on Aging, Adult Protective Services, or Ombusman Services.
The Mission of Elder Abuse Prevention is to prevent all forms of elder abuse via community and legislative advocacy, coordination of services, and community and professional education.
Elder Abuse Prevention has been active since 1984 as the only non-profit 501(c) (3) agency in Alameda and Contra Costa Counties whose sole focus is the prevention of elder abuse.
www.oaktrees.org /elder   (136 words)

  
 Florida Domestic Violence Resources - An Abuse, Rape and Domestic Violence Aid and Resource Collection
Vulnerable and Special Needs Adults Hotline: 800-962-2873 The Adult Protective Services program, mandated by Chapter 415, Florida Statutes, is a system of specialized social services directed toward protecting vulnerable adults who are unable to manage their own affairs, from further occurences of abuse, neglect, or exploitation.
After a report has been called into the Hotline it is referred to the Protective Investigations Unit closest to the location of the victim.
Address Confidentiality Florida has an address confidentiality program that allows victims to relocate and maintain address confidentiality through a "mail drop box" administered by the Attorney Generals Office.
www.aardvarc.org /dv/states/fldv.shtml   (627 words)

  
 SLTC: Protective/Legal Services
Adult Protective Services are provided by the Senior and Long Term Care Division of the Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services (DPHHS), to reduce or remove the risk of physical or mental harm that has occurred or is occurring to a person, as a result of abuse neglect or exploitation.
Adult Protective Services are emergency intervention activities which may include: investigating complaints, coordinating family and community support resources, strengthening current living situations, developing and protecting personal financial resources and facilitating legal intervention.
These services are provided to persons over the age of 60, physically or mentally disabled adults and adults with developmental disabilities who are at risk of physical or mental injury, neglect, sexual abuse or exploitation.
www.dphhs.mt.gov /sltc/protective_legal/07.02.adulprot.servs.htm   (359 words)

  
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Adult Protective Services, Community Based Services, Spencer Co Community-Based Services, Protection & Permanency
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www.crnky.org /HumanServices/resalco.asp?AREA=SPENCER   (82 words)

  
 CPS Abuse
Whitman County Child Protective Services removedthe boy from the home, put him in protective custody and launched an investigation into child abuse.
The fairly inexperienced small town Garfield cop (Bruce Grass - no longer employed by the Town of Garfield - 12/02) found two small bruises on the boy’s right thigh and concluded that bruise was "consistent with being hit with a broken board" and took him into protective custody, despite the boy's fantastic, unbelievable story.
This town marshal spent most of his adult career as a diesel mechanic and was hired in the small town a few years ago.
www.lataheagle.com /cps_abuse.htm   (1683 words)

  
 dcboard.cgi?az=printer_format&om=10&forum=DCForumID4
If your home life is reasonably in order you have nothing to worry about with adult/child protective services and the more the hospital generates in harassment to you by calling these services will build credibility to your case that they indeed are harassing you in vengeance.
Generally a high community profile institution such as a hospital will choose to settle out of court for an undisclosed amount of "hush" money in avoidance of a publicized negative stigma that can come with lawsuits.
You were simply bringing to the attention of the hospital/clinic the verbal misconduct of a few of its personnel and were requesting an apology.
uspeakout.com /cgi-bin/dcforum/dcboard.cgi?az=printer_format&om=10&forum=DCForumID4   (1683 words)

  
 CanSeek.CA » Ontario » Localities » C » Campbellford
Campbellford Community Resource Centre - Offers a number of services, including job search assistance, a career opportunities project, an adult protective services program, and a child development centre.
Westben Arts Festival Theatre - Bringing world class artists to the Campbellford area to perform on a stage with a backdrop that only Northumberland County can provide.
The content is based on the Open Directory Project and has been modified by this website.
www.canseek.ca /Ontario/Localities/C/Campbellford   (218 words)

  
 law enforcement - about law enforcement
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Thematic military and law enforcement t-shirts in adult and youth sizes.
Sections include criminal justice, law enforcement, fire safety, and emergency response services.
artmam.net /law_enforcement.htm   (605 words)

  
 EMERGENCY SERVICES
Some of the services available are: case management, counseling, adult group day care, adult inhome care, home-delivered and congregate meals, homemakers services, emergency support, transportation, and respite care.
Protective services, investigation of abuse and neglect, placement of children in foster homes, adoption service and counseling for unwed mothers and adoptive parents.
Services are provided for all victims of domestic violence even if they are not staying at the shelter.
www.straffcap.org /emergenc.htm   (605 words)

  
 Kern County Aging and Adult Services In-Home Supportive Services Public Authority
The IHSS individual providers perform chores, personal care services and / or protective supervision for disabled, blind or elderly clients, who qualify for services based upon their need and income.
The Board of Supervisors created an 11 member IHSS Advisory Committee in 2000, which is composed primarily of consumers of public or private in-home care services.
The primary focus of this legislation was to require California counties to designate an employer of record for the In-Home Supportive Services (IHSS) individual providers for the purpose of collective bargaining.
www.co.kern.ca.us /aas/ihss_pubauth.asp   (605 words)

  
 ICFA
In addition, the bill would establish a public-private coordinating council to coordinate the activities of all relevant federal agencies, states, communities and private and not-for-profit entities, plus a consistent funding stream and national coordination for Adult Protective Services.
Many of these involve multi-disciplinary teams made up of professionals from the fields of social work, health care, law enforcement, financial services and others.
Among the bill's proposals is a program of grants targeting "coroners and funeral home operators," among others, for training to improve the detection and reporting of suspected abuse.
www.icfa.org /washrpt7.03.htm   (444 words)

  
 Senator proposes elder-abuse bill
Joanne Otto of the National Association of Adult Protective Services Administrators said a nationwide survey by her group in 1990 found 470,000 reports of elder abuse during a one-year period.
Recent surveys indicate that well over a half-million abuse cases a year are reported to state adult protection agencies.
Breaux’s bill is the product of an expansive investigation that found increasing and widespread abuse of the elderly and concluded that as many as four out of five such crimes have gone unreported.
www.showmenews.com /2002/May/20020520News011.asp   (325 words)

  
 Judaism 101: Signs and Symbols
To fulfill this mitzvah, adult men wear a four-cornered shawl called a tallit (pictured above) during morning services, along with the tefillin.
At weekday morning services, one case is tied to the arm, with the scrolls at the biceps and leather straps extending down the arm to the hand, then another case is tied to the head, with the case on the forehead and the straps hanging down over the shoulders.
The word "tefillin" is usually translated "phylacteries," although I don't much care for that term, partly because it isn't very enlightening if you don't already know what tefillin are, and partly because it means "amulet," and suggests that tefillin are some kind of protective charm, which they clearly are not.
www.jewfaq.org /signs.htm   (2135 words)

  
 Centre County Public Defender
Elderly persons on petitions brought under the Older Adult Protective Services Act.
It is extremely important that anyone interested in receiving Public Defender services call us immediately after their receipt of the charging documents.
The Office of the Public Defender of Centre County was established in September 1970.
county.centreconnect.org /132.htm   (633 words)

  
 County Of Orange - Social Services Agency
If you suspect that an ADULT is being neglected or abused, you should call The Adult Protective Services Registry at (714) 825-3030 or toll free at (800) 451-5155
www.ssa.ocgov.com   (100 words)

  
 Acting as Your Own Lawyer : Maine State Law and Legislative Reference Library
- FAQS information includes adult protective services, guardianship, advance directives, power of attorney and Maine Long-Term care Ombudsman Program
Site explains their services and who qualifies to receive them.
We are a community service, offering an effective alternative to bankruptcy.
www.state.me.us /legis/lawlib/prose.htm   (100 words)

  
 Nursing Home Abuse - National Center on Elder Abuse (NCEA)
Action partners include the National Organization for Victim Assistance (NOVA), the National Association of Adult Protective Services Administrators (NAAPSA), and the Office for Victims of Crime (OVC).
This is a directory of all state and regional ombudsmen, state offices on aging, state licensure and certification agencies, state adult protection agencies, nursing home quality review boards, Medicaid agencies and Medicare Fraud Control Units nationwide.
A California non-profit organization which seeks to serve as a voice for patients and to bring about national reforms and enforcement of the laws governing the nursing home industry and its regulatory agencies in order to assure proper care, civil rights and meaningful, dignified life for the elderly in long-term care facilities.
www.elderabusecenter.org /default.cfm?p=nursinghomeabuse.cfm   (1205 words)

  
 APS-Special Circumstances
This is a state-supervised program, but administered by El Dorado County Department of Community Services, Adult Protective Services, to provide vendor payment and cash benefits to assist eligible recipients who have sustained losses due to a catastrophe or to maintain safe and healthful housing.
When funds are exhausted in a given fiscal year, the program is suspended until the county receives the next fiscal year allocation.
Applicants may apply for Special Circumstances after July 1, 2002, if the need still exists.
www.co.el-dorado.ca.us /comserv/Pages/APSspecialC.html   (213 words)

  
 Austin Apartment Locator and Austin Texas Apartments –  Free Apartment Search
Texas state government, the region's 2nd largest employment source, added jobs in social and health services as state regulators beefed up children and adult protective services.
Austin area apartments are harder to find and more expensive to rent than they were in 2004, and a dearth of new construction combined with an influx of new residents likely will send rents and occupancy rates higher in 2006.
We can advise you on the Austin TX apartment communities, neighborhoods, commute times, and even show you photos, floorplans, and 360 degree views.  This way you can feel comfortable with your decision and secure in your move to an apartment in Austin Texas without an expensive house hunting trip.
www.austin-apt-locator.com   (3528 words)

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