This article originally appeared on: Pittsburgh, PA Patch, September 9, 2022 written by Justin Heinze, Patch Staff ALLEGHENY COUNTY, PA — Two Allegheny Health care providers severely beat a man with intellectual disabilities with a metal rod, leading his medical care…
PA Report says structural problem in oversight led to Blossom Philadelphia failure as posted on Philly.com June 28, 2018 A Pennsylvania Department of Human Services analysis of what led to the termination of Blossom Philadelphia’s group-home license described a system…
The Group Home Racket by: John Summers, Dollars & Sense - November/December 2021 The Biden administration’s effort to expand “HUMAN infrastructure,” in parallel with the “hard infrastructure” of bridges and tunnels, aims to alter the texture of daily life for…
This report focuses on Ohio’s developmental disabilities system of programs and services. It contains three sections examining sexual abuse of individuals with developmental disabilities. Part I focuses on some of the factors that contribute to sexual abuse in the developmental disabilities community and provides recommendations for ways to improve the system. Part II focuses on support services for individuals with developmental disabilities who experience sexual abuse and provides recommendations for ways to improve those services. Part III discusses the gaps in the criminal justice system’s identification and conviction of offenders
Information and resources to help survivors of sexual assault with disabilities
The Department of Human Services' (DHS) Division of Adult Protective Services (APS) developed this media toolkit designed for facilities, mandatory reporters, and community members to assist in the awareness of abuse, neglect, exploitation, and abandonment of adults ages 18 to 59 living with a disability within the commonwealth.
Annual Report to explore data on reporting, regulations, victims, and perpetrators from the fiscal year 2018-2019
Annual Report to explore data on reporting, regulations, victims, and perpetrators from the fiscal year 2018-2019
A document including information about Crime Victims With Disabilities and your Rights as a victim
List of different resources and phone numbers to call to report abuse
