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The Texas Department of Family and Protective Services (DFPS) is responsible for investigating charges of abuse, neglect or exploitation of children, the elderly, and adults with disabilities. Prior to its creation in 2004, the agency had been called the Texas Department of Protective and Regulatory Services ( DPRS ).
Elder abuse (also called elder mistreatment, senior abuse, abuse in later life, abuse of older adults, abuse of older women, and abuse of older men) is a single or repeated act, or lack of appropriate action, occurring within any relationship where there is an expectation of trust, which causes harm or distress to an older person. [1]
The National Center for Victims of Crime supported the Elder Abuse Prevention and Protection Act of 2017, which increased professional training for federal investigators and prosecutors, designated prosecutors to handle cases of elder abuse in each federal judicial district, established elder justice coordinators in the U.S. Federal Trade ...
In Texas, for instance, powers of attorney must be filed with the court in the county in which you live or hold property. In any case, keep copies of your documents in a safe place.
A Texas grandmother is accused of having an unnecessary gastric feeding tube placed into her granddaughter. ... call the Childhelp National Child Abuse Hotline at 1-800-4-A-Child or 1-800-422-4453 ...
A Texas megachurch in the Dallas suburbs has removed several elders after launching an investigation into abuse allegations against Robert Morris, the church’s founder and former advisor to ...
On October 18. 2017, President Trump signed into law the Elder Abuse Prevention and Prosecution Act of 2017 (P.L. 115–70 [1]), identifying the need for data on elder abuse. An elder abuse case has many stages from the incident through investigation (by adult protective services or law enforcement), prosecution, and trauma recovery.
Call the 24-hour Elder Abuse Hotline at 1-800-922-2275 if the person is 60 or older. If you're ready to call, please have the victim’s name, address, date(s) and any other relevant information ...