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INTRODUCTORY*
CITY OF BALTIMORE
COUNCIL BILL R
(Resolution)
Introduced by: Councilmember Spector
A RESOLUTION ENTITLED
A COUNCIL RESOLUTION concerning
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Informational Hearing - Adult Protective Services
FOR the purpose of inviting the Director, Baltimore City Department of Social Services, the Administrator and the Services Program Manager, Baltimore City Office of Adult Protective Services to report to the Council on the operations of the agency; on the number of incidences of abuse and neglect of adult vulnerable persons reported each year; the number of cases that are substantiated; efforts to educate communities about abuse of the elderly and the vulnerable; and the procedures and responsibilities for reporting abuse.
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Adult Protective Services serves persons aged 18 and over who lack the physical or mental capacity to provide for their daily needs. The purpose of the program is to prevent or remedy the abuse, neglect, self-neglect, or exploitation of adults who are unable to protect their own interests and are at risk of immediate harm to their own person or to others. The program provides professional services to protect the health, safety, and welfare of endangered, vulnerable adults living in the community by themselves, in family homes, group homes, or assisted living facilities.
The National Center on Elder Abuse reports that every day there are headlines throughout the U.S. that paint a grim picture of seniors who have been abused, neglec...
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