Urgent need, crisis, abuse concern, or service breakdown
Report abuse and separately correct failed service
Use Montana APS and 911 as applicable, then separately correct the service failure.
Official sources checked 2026-07-29
Start here
Report suspected harm to Montana Adult Protective ServicesBefore you start
- Adult's location, immediate safety, observable facts, dates, injuries or risks, alleged responsible person, witnesses, current services, failed safeguards, communication needs, and related service records.
Who to contact
Use the DDP Regional Office, Office of Public Assistance, Targeted Case Manager, provider, self-direction contact, Office of Administrative Hearings, crisis service, or APS route that owns this step.
Step by step
- If harm is occurring now, call 911.
- For a non-life-threatening concern, report online or call Montana APS at 1-844-277-9300.
- Separately notify the TCM, provider, and Regional Office and use incident, appeal, or correction routes for failed service.
Expected next
A protective, law-enforcement, or emergency response plus a separate safety plan, service correction, incident review, or hearing event.
Save this proof
Report details and number if supplied, separate service concern, proof, responses, safety plan, and corrections.
If this stalls or the answer is no
Use APS, law enforcement, 911, the TCM, provider, Regional Office, and hearing route according to the unresolved layer.
Beyond Childhood planning aid
Report abuse and separately correct failed 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 Find the nearest Montana DDP Regional Office, Use Montana Targeted Case Management, Report suspected harm to Montana Adult Protective Services
Official resources
Limits
APS reporting, emergency response, incident review, fair hearing, 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.