Urgent need, crisis, abuse concern, or service breakdown
Report abuse and separately correct failed service
Report suspected abuse, neglect, or exploitation to the county DSS where the adult lives, while separately notifying the provider and LME/MCO about service failure.
Official sources checked 2026-07-29
Start here
Adult Protective ServicesBefore you start
- Adult’s location, immediate safety, observable facts, dates, injuries or risks, alleged actor if known, witnesses, current services, and failed safeguards.
Who to contact
Use the official destination above, the county-assigned LME/MCO, the contact on the controlling notice, or the program-specific help route cited here.
Step by step
- For immediate danger call 911.
- Use the local DSS directory to report suspected abuse, neglect, or exploitation to APS in the county where the adult lives.
- Separately notify the provider and LME/MCO of the service breakdown and request a corrective plan.
Expected next
An APS report response when applicable plus a documented service-correction owner and next event.
Save this proof
Report details, agency contacted, reference if supplied, incident records, provider and plan notices, and corrective actions.
If this stalls or the answer is no
Escalate immediate danger to 911; follow up with county DSS and ask the LME/MCO who owns service correction.
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 date started
- Documents or information supplied
- Confirmation or notice
- Current status
- Next event and date
- Escalation contact
Derived from Adult Protective Services, Local DSS Directory, LME/MCO Directory
Official resources
Limits
An APS report and a service complaint are separate. Beyond Childhood does not determine whether legal definitions are met or promise a particular investigation outcome.
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.