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Today, ACL released a report on the fourth 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 adult protective services (APS).
NAMRS collects quantitative and qualitative data on 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 2019 reporting year, APS programs received over 1.3
million complaints of alleged adult maltreatment, a slight increase over
the previous year.
The year four report includes data from every state and
territorial APS 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, and this year the Adult Protective Services Technical
Assistance Resource Center (APS TARC) undertook the first comprehensive
analysis of the quality of the data submitted by states and potential
gaps in data.
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 our understanding of adult maltreatment
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.
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