In 2022, Adult Protective Services in Missouri reported receiving 30,000 calls that year reporting abuse of an older adult or a disabled adult. By 2025, they expect 33,000 calls reporting abuse. VOYCE works with partners to ensure that elder and disabled adult justice is top of mind for all who work with older adults and people with disabilities.
A Defining Path Forward toward Justice
With its partners and funded by the Missouri Foundation for Health, VOYCE proudly shares A Framework for Advancing Missouri’s Response to Adult Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation: A Defining Plan Forward. The document is a culmination of two years of state-wide summits with those connected to elder and disabled persons abuse and conversations with survivors. It lays a path forward for Missouri’s elder and disabled justice aspirations.
End the Cycle
The Coalition for Justice for Elder and Disabled Adults is a coalition of like-minded organizations and individuals seeking to increase awareness of and prevent elder and disabled persons abuse and ensure that survivors and their support systems have access to appropriate justice.
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To report abuse, neglect, or exploitation involving an older adult or adult with a disability, call the Adult Protective Services Hotline: 1-800-392-0210