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Results of a national survey of state protective services programs — assessing risk and defining victim outcomes
Author(s)	Carolyn Stahl Goodrich
Journal title	Journal of Elder Abuse & Neglect, vol 9, no 1, 1997
Pages	pp 69-86
Source	http://www.tandfonline.com
Keywords	Elder abuse ; Neglect [care] ; At risk ; Services ; United States of America ; Social surveys.
Annotation	Although all states in the United States have adult protective services programmes (APS) aimed at adults at risk of abuse, neglect or exploitation, each programme is unique. This article presents the findings of a national survey of such programmes, conducted to find out about the current status of documentation systems, risk assessment protocols, and outcome measures in APS interventions. Responses were received from 48 states, the District of Columbia and Guam. Findings revealed wide variation in the state protective services programmes, both in structure and administration, and in age of client eligibility, types and definitions of abuse, reporting requirements, and state level data. About 50% of the states used some form of risk assessment tool. Reason for case closure was the primary client outcome measure, while reporting and substantiation statistics served as the main criteria for achievement of programme aims.
Accession Number	CPA-971205408 A
Classmark	QNT: QNR: CA3: I: 7T: 3F
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