Urgent need, crisis, abuse concern, or service breakdown
Report suspected harm and correct the service
Report suspected abuse, neglect, or exploitation to APS or law enforcement and separately correct the service plan.
Official sources checked 2026-07-29
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Report suspected harm to Indiana Adult Protective ServicesBefore you start
- Immediate safety facts, location, person at risk, alleged harm, people involved, dates, witnesses, evidence location, communication needs, current service plan, staffing issue, and callback information.
Who to contact
Use the local BDS office, BDS Help, Division of Family Resources, case-management organization, provider, waiver ombudsman, notice-specific appeal route, crisis service, or APS route that owns this step.
Step by step
- Call 911 if harm is occurring now; otherwise report through Indiana APS at 800-992-6978, 211, the nearest APS office, or law enforcement.
- Notify the case manager and BDS incident route when safe and required.
- Request a separate service correction, staffing, safety, authorization, or reassessment plan.
Expected next
Protective response, incident record, safety action, investigation contact, service correction, reassessment, or written next step.
Save this proof
Reports, confirmation numbers, contacts, evidence log, safety plan, incident record, corrective plan, and notices.
If this stalls or the answer is no
Escalate immediate risk to 911; follow up separately with APS and the service-system owner.
Beyond Childhood planning aid
Report suspected harm and correct the service checklist
A Beyond Childhood planning aid derived from the cited official sources.
- Owner and program
- Date started
- Documents supplied
- Written result or confirmation
- Current open dependency
- Next event and date
- Escalation contact
Derived from Open current Indiana BDS policies, Call or text Indiana 988, Report suspected harm to Indiana Adult Protective Services
Official resources
Limits
APS reporting, law enforcement, incident management, formal appeal, and service correction are separate. A protective report does not itself correct authorization, staffing, or delivery.
Beyond Childhood’s checklists and prompts are planning aids derived from official sources. They are not official forms, legal advice, eligibility decisions, or guarantees of funding, capacity, quality, or service.