ACL
Releases Fifth Year of Data from the National Adult
Maltreatment Reporting System
ACL released a report
on the fifth year of data collected by the National
Adult Maltreatment Reporting System (NAMRS).
NAMRS is the only comprehensive national initiative
compiling data on the abuse, neglect, and exploitation of
older adults and adults with disabilities as reported to
state adult protective services (APS).
NAMRS collects quantitative and qualitative data on state
APS practices and policies, and the results of
investigations into the maltreatment of older adults and
adults with disabilities. The report includes data on
complaints received by APS, types of allegations, outcomes
of investigations, characteristics of alleged victims and
perpetrators, and more.
In the 2020 reporting year, APS programs received more than
1.3 million complaints of alleged adult maltreatment, a
slight decrease compared to the previous year, potentially
attributable to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The year five report includes data from every state and
territorial Adult Protective Services system in the nation.
This wide-spread voluntary participation reflects the value
that leaders in the field see in collecting national data
on adult maltreatment. The quantity and consistency of data
submissions to NAMRS continues to improve with each passing
year.
Understanding the nature and extent of adult
maltreatment—and the ways APS programs respond to it—is
critical to enhancing the effectiveness of APS programs.
NAMRS has sparked significant improvements in APS data
collection and submission, and subsequently in the understanding
of adult maltreatment.
In this year’s report, the APS TARC (Adult
Protective Services Technical Assistance Resource Center)
began to look at the potential impact of the COVID-19 on
adult maltreatment as reported to state APS programs. This
analysis is preliminary, and will be expanded next year
once the 2021 data collection cycle is completed.
State APS systems investigate reports of abuse and
exploitation of older adults and people with disabilities.
They provide support and case-management, and connect
people facing abuse to a variety of protective, emergency, and
support services. NAMRS is one of many ACL initiatives to
build public and professional understanding about adult
maltreatment and strengthen social supports to prevent it.
Learn more about the National
Adult Maltreatment Reporting System (NAMRS).
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