Resources
Every voice matters. Every report counts. Together, we can end abuse against individuals with disabilities. Here you’ll find resources to help protect individuals with disabilities by recognizing, reporting, and addressing abuse.
Our Online Learning Programs
To strengthen and support APS staff and allied professionals, DPPC provides a dedicated online learning platform. Access is reserved for DPPC staff and APS partners at DDS, DMH, and MassAbility. Get started today by creating your account below.
- Building Partnerships Initiative (BPI)
- Massachusetts Office for Victim Assistance (MOVA)
- Mass Advocates Standing Strong (MASS)
- The Arc of Massachusetts
- Department of Children and Families (DCF)
- Department of Developmental Services (DDS)
- Department of Mental Health (DMH)
- Department of Public Health (DPH)
- Disability Law Center (DLC)
- Dial 2-1-1
- Executive Office of Aging & Independence (AGE)
- Executive Office of Public Safety & Security 911 (EOPSS)
- Federal Trade Commission (FTC) – Identity Theft Hotline
- Governor’s Council to Address Sexual Assault, Domestic Violence and Human Trafficking (GCSADVHT)
- DisabilityInfo.org
- Massachusetts Commission for the Blind (MCB)
- Massachusetts Commission for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing (MCDHH)
- Massachusetts Developmental Disabilities Council (MDDC)
- MassAbility
- MassOptions
- Office of the Attorney General (AGO)
- Office of the Inspector General (OIG) – Social Security Fraud Hotline
- Rape Crisis Centers (RCC)
- Sexual Assault Nurse Examiners (SANE)
- Adult Protective Services (APS) Fact Sheet
- National Adult Protective Services Association (NAPSA) APS Flow Chart
- National Adult Protective Services Training Center (NATC)
- Adult Protective Service Technical Assistance Resource Center (TARC) Website
- National Adult Protective Services Association (NAPSA)
- National Center on Elder Abuse (NCEA) Research Brief
New Training Series! L.I.S.T.E.N. Beyond Words: Effective Strategies for APS Interviewers:
- L.I.S.T.E.N.: Interviewing People with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
- L.I.S.T.E.N.: Interviewing People on the Autism Spectrum
- L.I.S.T.E.N.: Interviewing People with Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Dementias
- Effective Strategies for Interviewing Adults Who Use Augmentative and Alternative Communication
- Download the Flyer for the S2: Self-Care for Survivors App
- Download the Poster for Reporting Abuse
- Download the Flyer for the R3 App
- Download the DPPC Overview Info Sheet
- Download the Mandated Reporter Info Sheet
- Download the L.I.S.T.E.N. Method poster
- Download the Sexual Assault Response (SAR) Team History and Overview
- Download the DPPC Sexual Assault Response Team (SAR) Info Sheet
- Download the Indicators of Abuse Info Sheet
- Download the DPPC and Mandated Reporting Training Info Sheet
- Download the BPI Overview Info Sheet
- Download the BPI Peer Support Network Info Sheet
The R3 app is designed to help people with disabilities Recognize, Report, and Respond to abuse. This app helps users learn about the five types of abuse through audio, visual, and narrated content. R3 uses videos, quizzes, and other interactive activities designed specifically for users with intellectual and developmental disabilities but the app can be used by anyone!
Learning about abuse can be upsetting, so the R3 app allows you to take a break at any time. You can stop a topic whenever you want by tapping the Home button in the app. You can also go to the Feelings check-in on the main screen of the app for calming activities.
S2: Self-Care for Survivors with Disabilities, the companion to R3 (Recognize, Report, Respond), is a groundbreaking app designed in collaboration with adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DD), with a special focus on supporting survivors of abuse.
The app features engaging avatar sidekicks like Patty Q, a seasoned Peer Support Leader, who interacts with users during self-care activities, offering the same kind of support and encouragement that Peer Support Leaders provide in person.
S2: Self-Care for Survivors with Disabilities offers a wide array of features tailored to promote holistic well-being.
S2: Self-Care for Survivors with Disabilities, the companion to R3 (Recognize, Report, Respond), is a groundbreaking app designed in collaboration with adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DD), with a special focus on supporting survivors of abuse.
The app features engaging avatar sidekicks like Patty Q, a seasoned Peer Support Leader, who interacts with users during self-care activities, offering the same kind of support and encouragement that Peer Support Leaders provide in person.
S2: Self-Care for Survivors with Disabilities offers a wide array of features tailored to promote holistic well-being.
