Description

What can you do to help?

If you suspect that an older or dependent adult needs help:

Please call Butte County Adult Protective Services
(530) 538-6709 or 1-800-664-9774 day or night.

Call: 800.664.9774 to report abuse occurring in Butte County

Special Needs Awareness Program (SNAP)

As part of Butte County’s Emergency Evacuation Plan, the Department of Employment and Social Services works collaboratively with multiple agencies to ensure that those in need of evacuation assistance during an emergency are identified and evacuated safely and efficiently. The Special Needs Awareness Program (SNAP) is a voluntary program for those with Access and Functional Needs (AFN) such as individuals with physical/developmental or intellectual disabilities, chronic conditions or injuries, limited English proficiency, older adults, children and low income households, homeless and/or transportation disadvantaged (i.e., dependent on public transit), and pregnant women.  The Special Needs Awareness Program (SNAP) packet is available to anyone with Access and Functional Needs in the community who would like to receive additional information and register to be on this list.

Highlights

Many adults are hurt by abuse, neglect, and exploitation. The adults who are most vulnerable are those with physical disabilities , those who are frail, and those with mental or emotional disabilities. Abuse can go on for years or may be a recent threat to the safety of an individual. Those who are abused often need assistance in protecting themselves, their income, their assets or their environment.

What is Abuse?

Abuse of an elder or dependent adult includes any of the following:

• Physical Abuse
• Neglect
• Financial Abuse
• Abandonment
• Abduction

What are the Signs of Abuse?

Physical Abuse: Bodily injury, cuts, bruises, burns, unexplained injuries, physical restraints, evidence of sexual abuse, deprivation of food and water.

Isolation: Preventing receipt of mail, phone calls, visitors, or contact with concerned persons.

Financial: Misuse of funds, unusual activity in bank accounts, checks cashed by others, suspicious changes in ownership, unpaid bills, missing belongings.

Neglect by Self or Others: Inadequate food, dehydration, untreated medical conditions, misuse of medications, unsafe housing.

Abandonment: A dependent adult or elder person who is left alone and is unable to provide for their basic necessities of daily living.

Visit the California Department of Social Services for further information about this program.

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