Protecting Vulnerable Texans from Self-Neglect

Adult Protective Services (APS) is dedicated to ensuring the health and safety of vulnerable adults in Texas. More than half of all cases reported to APS involve neglect. Most involve self-neglect. Through illness or diminished mental capacity, vulnerable adults may no longer be able to provide adequately for their own health and safety. They may live in unsanitary conditions, without heat or running water, or may need assistance with meals and other daily activities. They may also require medical care.

Make it your mission to remember the elderly and adults with disabilities in your community. For more information visit www.everyonesbusiness.org.

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Education

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• Adult Protective Services
• APS
• Elder Abuse
• self-neglect
• everyonesbusiness
• DFPS