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
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.
Adult Protective Services Annual Report Fiscal Year 2019-2020
Annual Report to explore data on reporting, regulations, victims, and perpetrators from the fiscal year 2018-2019
Adult Protective Services Annual Report Fiscal Year 2018-2019
Annual Report to explore data on reporting, regulations, victims, and perpetrators from the fiscal year 2018-2019
JRC Abuse Cases
A group of attorneys at Sweeney, Merrigan Law are committed to representing people who have been hurt or mistreated at the Judge Rotenberg Center.
Crime Victims With Disabilities
A document including information about Crime Victims With Disabilities and your Rights as a victim
If you need help reporting abuse or knowing what your options are, call:
List of different resources and phone numbers to call to report abuse
endAbuse of People with Disabilities
This website was created by the Alberti Center for Bullying Abuse Prevention at the University at Buffalo with funding from the New York State Developmental Disabilities Planning Council. People with disabilities, family members, caregivers, human service employees, and other community stakeholders were involved in all parts of developing and testing this website.