Urgent need, crisis, abuse concern, or service breakdown
Report suspected harm and correct the service
Report suspected abuse, neglect, or exploitation through the current protective route and separately correct DD service delivery.
Official sources checked 2026-07-29
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Report suspected harm through South Dakota Adult Protective ServicesBefore you start
- Immediate safety facts, location, adult at risk, alleged harm, people involved, dates, witnesses, available evidence, communication needs, plan and staffing facts, and callback information.
Who to contact
Use DDD intake, the assigned CHOICES Case Manager or Family Support Coordinator, DSS, the provider or Agency With Choice vendor, the complete-notice hearing route, crisis service, or Adult Protective Services route that owns this step.
Step by step
- Call 911 if harm is occurring now; otherwise use the current Adult Protective Services referral route.
- Notify the coordinator and applicable provider or incident route when safe.
- Request a separate safety, staffing, authorization, provider, or reassessment correction.
Expected next
Protective response, report confirmation, safety action, investigation, service correction, or reassessment.
Save this proof
Report confirmation, evidence log, contacts, safety plan, incident records, and corrective plan.
If this stalls or the answer is no
Escalate immediate risk to 911; follow up separately with protective services and DDD.
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
- Open dependency
- Next event and date
- Escalation contact
Derived from Use Dakota at Home for housing and disability resources, Report suspected harm through South Dakota Adult Protective Services
Official resources
Limits
Adult Protective Services is not an emergency response service. Protective reporting, law enforcement, incident review, formal appeal, service concern, and service correction are separate.
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.