Representatives of Adult Protective Services conduct meet and greet events during October in recognition of Financial Exploitation Awareness Month. They use the opportunity to explain to the public ...
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With more than 6 million residents in Texas who are considered elderly or disabled, the Texas Department of Family Protective Services (DFPS) continues to work to educate the community on crimes ...
EL PASO, Texas (KFOX14/CBS4) — October id Elderly Financial Exploitation Awareness Month and Adult Protective Services is working to raise awareness about ways to help prevent and recognize and report ...
AUSTIN, Texas — June is "Elder Abuse Awareness Month." New data from the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services (DFPS) shows a month like this is absolutely necessary with the number of ...
According to the National Center on Elder Abuse, at least one in 10 community-dwelling older adults has experienced bullying, neglect, or financial exploitation in the previous year. In almost 60 ...
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AUSTIN, Texas — The Department of Family and Protective Services (DFPS) will add additional oversight to their community-based care. This comes after the State Auditor’s Office found two deficiencies ...