To report suspected ADULT or ELDER abuse or neglect, please call: 1-559-852-4000

Anyone can make a confidential or anonymous report if they suspect that an older adult or a person with a disability who lives in Kings County is experiencing abuse or self-neglect. The 24-hour hotline is staffed by social workers who respond to calls and utilize assessment tools to determine an appropriate response. 

About Adult Protective Services 

Our Adult Protective Services (APS) division accepts and responds to reports of abuse, neglect, exploitation, and self-neglect involving older adults and adults with disabilities and provides intervention services to dependent adults and seniors. We investigate allegations of abuse, intervene when necessary, and provide community resources and education.

APS Services are voluntary. An elder or dependent adult may refuse or withdraw consent to services at any time to the preventative and remedial services offered by APS. APS is not intended to interfere with the lifestyle choices of elders and dependent adults, nor is the intent to protect those individuals from all consequences of such choices.

Types of Abuse

Abuse or neglect of seniors and dependent adults may be physical, emotional, financial, neglect by others, or self-neglect.

Learn about the different types of Abuse and Neglect HERE. 

Confidentiality

The identity of all persons who report shall be confidential. Violation of statutory confidentiality is a misdemeanor. APS may reveal the names of reporting parties only to other investigative agencies as specified by law.

No person required to report elder abuse will bear criminal liability for reporting suspected abuse.

No supervisor or administrator may impede or prohibit reporting.

A victim of abuse may refuse or withdraw consent to any investigation or provision of services, which are initiated as a result of the report, unless a violation of the Penal Code has been alleged.

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