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Offers protective services in cases where an adult is at risk of harm and has no one who is able to responsibly assist them.
Adult abuse is the mistreatment of an impaired adult, age 18 or over, who may be dependent on someone else for basic needs.

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Adult Protective Intervention/Investigation
Elder/Dependent Adult Abuse Reporting
Spouse/Intimate Partner Abuse Prevention
* Oversees the proceedings in order to ensure that the assets of the estate are managed and distributed in accordance with New York State law and/or the decedent's wishes.* Surrogate's Court also has jurisdiction in adoption proceedings.

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Trust Administration
Public Guardianship/Conservatorship Programs
Probate Courts
Adoption Courts
Provides PINS Diversion services to families where youth are at risk of PINS petition and, when appropriate, assists with filing of PINS petitions. Services to adults 18+ yrs unable to care for themselves includes investigation, coordination of services, financial management, arranging for support systems, alternative placement, and access to medical care, legal services and benefits.

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Adult Protective Intervention/Investigation
Diversion Programs
Long Term Home Health Care
Elder/Dependent Adult Abuse Reporting
Juvenile Delinquency Prevention
Case/Care Management
* Investigates allegations of child abuse and neglect received by NYS Central Registry of Abuse and Maltreatment. Services may include: Foster care placement for abused or neglected children. Preventive Services for families in crisis to avoid foster care placement. Casework/referral services. Family preservation & support programs. JD & PINS programs. Foster parent recruitment. Foster parent training and certification. Certification of adoptive families for children in foster care. Adult Protective services works with individuals 18 years and older, with physical and/or mental impairments, and no support system to help meet basic needs. On call caseworker for after hours emergencies.

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Adult Protective Intervention/Investigation
Foster Parent/Family Recruitment
Child Abuse Reporting/Emergency Response
Foster Homes for Dependent Children
Family Preservation Programs
A state-mandated service provided by every county with the goal of keeping vulnerable adults safely residing in the community or in the least restrictive alternative. It involves intake, investigation, and assessment of referrals of abuse, neglect, and financial exploitation of qualifying vulnerable adults. APS workers develop services plans with eligible clients to remedy physical abuse, sexual abuse, emotional abuse, neglect, financial exploitation, or to address unmet, essential needs of adults.
Assesses and investigates all cases of child or dependent adult abuse and/or maltreatment reports. Works with other family agencies to access services for the needs of abused, neglected or abandoned children or dependent adults.

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Children's Protective Services
Adult Protective Services
Provides protective service to impaired adults living in the community with unmet needs and who have no one to assist them. Also receives and responds to all reports of children who are abused, abandoned, or neglected, and carries out the statutory mandates of protecting children and providing rehabilitative services to families.

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Children's Protective Services
Child Abuse Hotlines
Adult Protective Services
Investigates and follows up with reports of neglect, abandonment or abuse of adults that are elderly or have mental, developmental or physical disabilities.
Provides assistance to adults who are mentally or physically impaired, without regard to income, and who can no longer provide for their own basic needs of food, clothing, shelter, medical care, or protect themselves from neglect, abuse, or hazardous situations, and who have no one to help them. Services include Investigation, Assessment, Counseling, Case Management, Advocacy, Money Management, Housing Referrals, Crisis Intervention, Orders of Protection, and Guardianship.
Investigating all reported domestic incidents and providing assistance to victims of Domestic Violence. The Domestic Violence/Elder Abuse Bureau of the Suffolk County Police Department conducts confidential investigations involving domestic violence and elder abuse, and acts as a liaison to the courts, outside agencies and governmental entities. The Domestic Violence/Elder Abuse Bureau also provides outreach to victims of domestic violence and raises community awareness through education regarding family violence issues. Call for more detailed information.

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Elder / Dependent Adult Abuse Reporting
Domestic Violence Protective / Restraining Orders
Domestic Violence Intervention Programs
Case / Care Management
Adult Protective Intervention / Investigation
Spouse / Intimate Partner Abuse Prevention
Domestic / Family Violence Legal Services
A state-mandated service provided by every county with the goal of keeping vulnerable adults safely residing in the community or in the least restrictive alternative. It involves intake, investigation, and assessment of referrals of abuse, neglect, and financial exploitation of qualifying vulnerable adults. APS workers develop services plans with eligible clients to remedy physical abuse, sexual abuse, emotional abuse, neglect, financial exploitation, or to address unmet, essential needs of adults.
Provides protective services to adults 18+ years with physical/mental impairment who have no one willing or able to assist them wnd are at risk of harm. Risks could include physical, emotional, financial, or sexual abuse.

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Elder/Dependent Adult Abuse Reporting
Adult Protective Intervention/Investigation
Professionals from various disciplines whose primary focus is to investigate, intervene and prevent elder abuse and financial exploitation (age 60 and over). JFS coordinates the teams for Ulster.

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Adult Protective Intervention / Investigation
Investigates and intervenes on behalf of adults who are unable to act on their own behalf, manage their own affairs, or who are in immediate danger. Responds and investigates reports of adult and child abuse or neglect. Ongoing supervision for those at risk of abuse is also available.

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Adult Protective Intervention / Investigation
Child Abuse Reporting / Emergency Response
Elder / Dependent Adult Abuse Reporting
Family Maintenance / Reunification
Investigates and intervenes on behalf of adults who are unable to act on their own behalf, manage their own affairs, or who are in immediate danger. Responds and investigates reports of child abuse or neglect. Ongoing supervision for those at risk of abuse is also available.

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Adult Protective Intervention / Investigation
Child Abuse Reporting / Emergency Response
Elder / Dependent Adult Abuse Reporting
Family Maintenance / Reunification
Provides court-ordered guardianship services for incapacitated individuals unable to make decisions, due to age or disability, in their own best interest concerning their personal care and/or finances.

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Guardianship Assistance
Adult Protective Services
Provides assistance to adults who are mentally or physically impaired, without regard to income, and who can no longer provide for their own basic needs of food, clothing, shelter, medical care, or protect themselves from neglect, abuse, or hazardous situations, and who have no one to help them. Services include Investigation, Assessment, Counseling, Case Management, Advocacy, Money Management, Housing Referrals, Crisis Intervention, Orders of Protection, and Guardianship.
Provides assistance to children or adults who need help caring for themselves, due to abandonment, disability, neglect, etc.
Investigates and intervenes on behalf of adults who are unable to act on their own behalf, manage their own affairs, or who are in immediate danger. Responds and investigates reports of adult and child abuse or neglect. Ongoing supervision for those at risk of abuse is also available. Financial representative payee, Financial exploitation investigations, Aid services for the Medicaid eligible are also provided.

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Adult Protective Intervention / Investigation
Child Abuse Reporting / Emergency Response
Elder / Dependent Adult Abuse Reporting
Family Maintenance / Reunification
Responds and investigates reports of adult and child abuse or neglect. Investigates and intervenes on behalf of adults who are unable to act on their own behalf, manage their own affairs, or who are in immediate danger. Ongoing supervision for those at risk of abuse is also available.

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Adult Protective Intervention / Investigation
Child Abuse Reporting / Emergency Response
Elder / Dependent Adult Abuse Reporting
Family Maintenance / Reunification
Food Vouchers
A state-mandated service provided by every county with the goal of keeping vulnerable adults safely residing in the community or in the least restrictive alternative. It involves intake, investigation, and assessment of referrals of abuse, neglect, and financial exploitation of qualifying vulnerable adults. APS workers develop services plans with eligible clients to remedy physical abuse, sexual abuse, emotional abuse, neglect, financial exploitation, or to address unmet, essential needs of adults.
Protective Services for Adults (PSA) are services directed to individuals 18 years and older. These are adults who are in danger of harm to themselves or others as a result of their own actions or the actions of others and have no family or friends willing or able to assist them. PSA clients may be chronically ill, elderly, drug or alcohol dependent, developmentally delayed, mentally ill abused, or exploited. Services to this population may include but are not limited to case management, advocacy, linkage to needed resources, counseling, financial management, housing assistance, referral and follow-up, monitoring behavior and assistance with daily living activities.
* Investigates abuse, exploitation, neglect (by self or caretakers) for adults and children. * Offers services for families in crisis to avoid the need for foster care placement. Case management. Supportive services. Home management. Parenting skills. Social adjustment.

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Child Abuse Reporting/Emergency Response
Adult Protective Intervention/Investigation
Family Preservation Programs
Foster Homes for Dependent Children

Provides services to assist adults ages 18 and older who, because of physical or mental impairments, can no longer provide for their basic needs for food, clothing, shelter or medical care, or protect themselves from neglect, abuse or hazardous situations, and have no one willing and/or able to help in a responsible manner.