Abuse and Neglect Registry Taskforce Recommendations
In February 2022, the Wolf Administration created the Abuse/Neglect Registry Taskforce to address a gap in protection created by having no systematic method for tracking perpetrators of abuse or neglect of adults with disabilities in the Commonwealth.
Ways to Report Abuse Information
This brochure contains phone numbers and information that is critical to identifying and reporting abuse.
Right to be Free from Abuse Notification Handout
This a handout includes information on reporting abuse and it contains a cutout at the bottom with phone numbers of who to reach out to.
Sexual Abuse of Individuals with Developmental Disabilities
This report focuses on Ohio’s developmental disabilities system of programs and services. It contains three sections examining sexual abuse of individuals with developmental disabilities. Part I focuses on some of the factors that contribute to sexual abuse in the developmental disabilities community and provides recommendations for ways to improve the system. Part II focuses on support services for individuals with developmental disabilities who experience sexual abuse and provides recommendations for ways to improve those services. Part III discusses the gaps in the criminal justice system’s identification and conviction of offenders
When Something Bad Happens to Someone I Care About or Support
A complete guide, as a Q&A style, to Incident Management Process
Supporting Survivors with Disabilities
Information and resources to help survivors of sexual assault with disabilities
Adult Protective Services Media Toolkit
The Department of Human Services' (DHS) Division of Adult Protective Services (APS) developed this media toolkit designed for facilities, mandatory reporters, and community members to assist in the awareness of abuse, neglect, exploitation, and abandonment of adults ages 18 to 59 living with a disability within the commonwealth.