- COMMUNITY RESOURCES
LACDHS Financial Management and Staff Resources
Colorado Low Income Energy Assistance (LEAP)
Colorado Low Income Energy Assistance (LEAP)
South Central Council of Governments (SCCOG)
Trinidad Housing Authority (THA)
Southern Colorado Developmental Disabilities Services (SCDDS)
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Adult Protective Services
Adult Protective Services
Speak Up for At-Risk Adults
At-risk adults are individuals over 18 with disabling conditions or seniors who are victims of abuse, neglect or another mistreatment.
- At-risk adults may have problems with their health and safety because they cannot care for themselves.
- At-risk adults may not be able to protect or care for themselves because they cannot understand or do not recognize there is a problem.
- At-risk adults may be abused, neglected or taken advantage of by people they trust and rely on for care.
What is abuse?
- Physical abuse is hitting, slapping, pushing, kicking, burning, confining, or restraining an adult.
- Sexual abuse is sexual activity or touching without the adult’s consent or understanding.
- Financial Exploitation is the use of an at-risk adult’s money or property for another’s an advantage.
- Neglect is a lack of food, shelter, clothing, or care provided to an at-risk adult by a caregiver.
- Self-neglect is the inability or unwillingness of an at-risk adult to care for herself or himself. The choice of lifestyle, by itself, does not indicate self-neglect.
Warning Signs of Abuse and Neglect
- Sudden Changes in behavior, finances or lifestyle
- Physical injuries, dehydration or malnourishment
- Extreme withdrawal, depression or anxiety
- Absence of basic care or necessities
- Kept away from others
- Unsanitary living conditions
- Personal items or money missing
It’s OK to Speak Up! Reports are confidential
To Report Concerns
Contact as Animas County Sheriff's Office at 719-846-2211 or Trinidad Police Department at 719-846-4441
Phone: 719-846-2276 Monday - Friday, 8:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m., excluding holidays
Crisis Line: 719-846-4441, after hours, weekends, holidays
If it is an emergency or an urgent situation, please contact law enforcement at 911.
What Happens When You Report?
- A caseworker may get more information about the reported abuse by calling or visiting the at-risk adult or other interested parties.
- A caseworker may help the adult get needed services that may solve the problem.
- The caseworker may provide you with helpful information.
An at-risk adult has the right to refuse protective services.
For additional information:
Colorado Aging & Adult Services
Adult Protection 303-866-2800 (voice, TTD)
https://www.colorado.gov/cdhs/older-adults
The Colorado Coalition for Elder Rights & Adult Protection
303-866-2849 or 1-800-773-1386
www.CCERAP.org
