NAPSA

LEADERSHIP

The Board Members, Regional Representatives and Staff who support our mission every day.

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BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Officers

E. Sharee Rines, President

Sharee Rines has worked with Adult Protective Services for over 14 years and is currently the Training and Policy Supervisor for the Georgia Division of Aging. Prior to her training and policy work, Ms. Rines gained field experience investigating abuse, neglect and exploitation for APS in the Metro Atlanta area for 4 years. She has been an active member of NAPSA, serving on both the Education and the Curriculum Development Committees. Ms. Rines training experience extends to APS staff, community partners and NAPSA members.

Michelle Gayette, President-Elect

Michelle Gayette is the Assistant Director with the North Dakota Department of Human Services Aging & Adult Services Division. Michelle has worked for the state of North Dakota for 24 years; the last 11 overseeing the Vulnerable Adult Protective Services (VAPS) program. In her current role she also oversees the Guardianship Establishment Fund, is the designated Legal Services Developer, and helps to oversee the Aging and Disability Resource Link. Michelle works with the Alzheimer’s Association to train law enforcement and victim services professionals statewide on issues of abuse in later life. Michelle is a Licensed Addiction Counselor and has a bachelor’s degree in Addiction Counseling and a master’s degree in Management. Michelle has completed training in the NAPSA 23 Core Competency Curriculum. Michelle is a current NAPSA Board member (incoming president) and a member of the NAPSA education and development committees.

Akiles Ceron, Secretary

Akiles Ceron is the Adult Protective Services (APS) Program Director for the City and County of San Francisco. He has been a public servant for 18 years, working in various capacities within the APS program for Santa Barbara and San Francisco counties. He has been an instructor for three APS Regional Training Academies, training on working with the self-neglecting client and elder and dependent adult financial abuse. He has participated in the California Welfare Directors Association’s Protective Services Operations Committee, and its Consistency Workgroup since 2010 that develops and maintains the CWDA’s APS guidelines to supplement regulations.

Alexandria Brown, Treasurer

Ali Brown is an Investigator for Vulnerable Adult Protective Services with the North Dakota Department of Human Services – Aging & Adult Services Division. Ali has been an investigator for 8 years and has worked closely with vulnerable adults for 16 years. Ali is a Licensed Baccalaureate Social Worker and has a Bachelor’s degree in Social Work. She has developed and currently coordinates a local Multi-Disciplinary Team. and has been co-chair and vice president of other regional groups serving the elderly and vulnerable adults. Ali has provided training to law enforcement , financial institutions, nursing organizations and many other agencies on abuse, neglect and exploitation.

At-Large Board Members

Chris Dubble

Chris Dubble, MSW, is a trainer and social worker. He is currently the Director of the National Adult Protective Services Training Center. In this role, he directs a new center to provide education to APS professionals throughout the United States. Prior to this, Chris was the Assistant Director for Training at Temple University Harrisburg. In this role, he oversaw the campus’ professional development training offered through Pennsylvania and the United States. While at Temple, he was also the Director of the Institute on Protective Services and has worked in training and consultation for adult and older adult protective services for 19 years. During his over 27-year career in social work, Chris has been both in direct practice and management at the Penn State University Hershey Medical Center. Chris has also been a full-time and adjunct faculty member at Temple University Harrisburg’s Master of Social Work program.

Mariah C. Freark, Adult Protection & Justice

Mariah C. Freark is a Deputy General Counsel for the Disabled Persons Protection Commission (DPPC) of Massachusetts. Mariah is responsible for supporting all aspects of the DPPC’s mission, including: overseeing operations of the DPPC Abuser Registry; initiating guardianship and protective services petitions in court; responding to motions in civil and criminal proceedings; drafting decisions on Petitions for Review of DPPC investigations; advising agency personnel; drafting legislation, regulations, policies and procedures; responding to public records request; and assisting in the day-to-day operations of the agency. Mariah has also assisted with several grants received by DPPC, including 2015 and 2018 ACL grants, as well as a VOCA grant to create DPPC’s Sexual Assault Response team. Mariah assists with special projects for NAPSA, including the NAPSA APS Abuse Registry National Report and a report on factors that
may influence the final disposition of cases.

Iris Freeman

Iris C. Freeman, MSW, is a longtime advocacy leader in public policy for older adults. She is the Founding Board Chair of the Minnesota Elder Justice Center and serves on its Executive and Governance Committees as well as its Public Policy Cabinet. She has taught Elder Justice and Policy classes to law students since 2008. Earlier, she taught Community Practice, Advanced Community Organizing, and Advocacy courses at the University of Minnesota Graduate School of Social Work from 2003-2008. In 2002, she was honored by the school as its Alumna of the Year and in 2010 as a Distinguished Alumna of the University’s College of Education and Human Development.

In 2011, she was selected by The Consumer Voice to receive the Elma Holder Founder’s Award for leadership in long-term care. In 2012, she was named a Leader in Public Policy by the Capitol Report/Politics in Minnesota journals. She received the 2015 National Adult Protective Services Association’s award for Advancing the Field through Collaboration in recognition of forty years work to build coalitions for elder justice. Most recently, she was honored for her leadership by the Minneapolis Legal Aid Society in 2019. Ms. Freeman directed the Advocacy Center for Long-Term Care for over 20 years and was director of public policy at the Alzheimer’s Association, Minnesota-Dakotas Chapter from 2000-2003. She has brought long-term care consumer perspectives to state and local working groups and lawmakers since the 1970’s as staff in these organizations and, later, as a public policy advisor to seniors’ and labor organizations. Throughout, she has served on numerous local and national boards and advisory committees.

Paul Greenwood

Paul Greenwood has been an attorney for over 40 years. For 13 years he worked as a legal aid lawyer in the UK. In 1991 he moved to San Diego with his wife and passed the California Bar. From March 1993 until March 2018 he worked as a deputy district attorney for the San Diego DA’s office. In January 1996 Paul established that office’s elder abuse prosecution unit and has prosecuted over 600 felony cases of elder or dependent adult abuse including homicides, neglect, physical and mental abuse, sexual assaults and financial exploitation. Paul has testified before the US Senate Social Committee on Aging and has been involved in assisting with the drafting of elder abuse legislation in California. Mr Greenwood is now concentrating on motivating other prosecutors around the nation to get more involved in elder abuse prosecutions.

Marian Liu

Dr. Pi-Ju (Marian) Liu is an Assistant Professor at Purdue School of Nursing and a Faculty Associate in the Center on Aging and the Life Course at Purdue University. She conducts applied and translational research around elder justice issues, covering topics on elder abuse, neglect, and exploitation. She works with Adult Protective Services at the county and state level and was funded by the Administration for Community Living to measure effectiveness of Adult Protective Services’ referrals and services. She has impacted elder justice policy in California in areas such as building a statewide data system for Adult Protective Services, advocating for additional training for Adult Protective Services caseworkers and supervisors, providing effective services for elder abuse victims, and providing additional long-term services and supports for people with both Medicare and Medicaid. She is also the Co-Chair of the Research-to-Practice Interest Group. Prior to joining Purdue University, Dr. Liu was an Assistant Professor at University of California, San Francisco.

Committee Chairs

Lourdes Bustamante, Development

Carol Dayton, Research to Practice Interest Group (R2P)

Carol Dayton’s career has focused on services to older adults and those at risk of harm with the goals of improving service delivery systems, creating innovative collaborations that are sustained over time, and demonstrating a belief that the older and vulnerable adult has dignity and value that can be supported and enhanced. Carol has been a presenter in the field of aging and elder abuse in the Cleveland area, throughout Ohio and at national conferences. She retired from the Cuyahoga County Department of Senior and Adult Services in May 2005, after serving as Chief of Adult Protective Services since 1993. Her commitment to protecting vulnerable adults continues through her ongoing participation and leadership on national, statewide, and local boards, commissions, and committees. Ms. Dayton was appointed Co-Chairperson of the joint Research Committee for the National Adult Protective Services Association (NAPSA) and National Committee for the Prevention of Elder Abuse in 2007, which is an ongoing commitment. Currently identified as the NAPSA Research to Practice Interest Group, this commitment includes responsibility for quarterly Research to Practice Webinars, Research to Practice Briefs, a listserv and journal club, as well as other activities, including published documents and a journal article. Carol is on the NAPSA Board of Directors. Ms. Dayton is a Phi Beta Kappa graduate of the University of Illinois and received her MSW degree from the State University of New York at Buffalo. Ms. Dayton’s work is published in several journals, and she wrote the chapter on social work in The Clinical Management of Elder Abuse. Her work as a consultant includes the NAPSA Self-Neglect Study and the recent ODJFS/OSU research project, “Ohio’s APS Service System.” She has been the recipient of awards in recognition of her leadership and contributions to the field of aging.

Marta Fontaine, Membership

Marta Fontaine is retired from the MO Department of Health and Senior Services where she worked for 22 years focusing on the development and supervision of Elder Abuse prevention programs and Adult Protective Service policies. She also served as Missouri’s Legal Service Developer under the Older Americans Act and was actively involved with the National Association of Legal Service Developers.

Betty Malks, Financial Exploitation Advisory Board Chair

Paul Needham, Education

Paul Needham Has worked in the field of Adult Protective Services and Domestic Violence for 43 years. Paul retired from OKDHS in 2015, after 36 years of service, 35 of those in APS. Paul spent 21 years in the field as a front-line worker and supervisor. And from 2000 to 2015 he was the Lead Trainer and Curriculum Developer for the OKDHS APS Academies. Paul is a 1975 graduate from Oklahoma Baptist University and obtained his MBA in 1990 from Central State University (now the University of Central Oklahoma).

Mr. Needham is the:

Chairperson for the (NAPSA) Education Committee and is on NAPSA’s Board of Directors
Paul serves on the steering committee for the National Link Coalition
Paul Served on the Oklahoma State Council on Aging and Adult Protective Services & the State Ombudsman Advisory Committee for 6 years. Paul was the chair of the OSCOA & APS in 2020-2021.
Paul served 8 years on the (NSDTA) Executive Committee.
Mr. Needham is a F-LETC certified Trainer for “Domestic Violence”.
In 2015, Paul helped draft the original federal guidelines for State APS programs for (ACL/AOA)
Paul received the JoAnn Otto Distinguished Service Award in 2015 from NAPSA
Paul received the President’s Award for Distinguished Service from NSDTA in 2015.
2021 Paul received the “The Rosalie Wolf Memorial Elder Abuse Award” from IVAT

Paul has trained thousands of professionals and para-professionals over the years on topics related to Adult Abuse and Domestic Violence including numerous presentations at NAPSA, IVAT, & the Texas APS Conferences. Prior to and after his retirement Paul has provided consulting and training in and for 28 states and 38 cities, 3 countries, and in addition to adult abuse programs Paul has worked with multiple law enforcement entities and numerous tribal nations in multiple states, and he continues to train, consult, & speak nationally and internationally for numerous APS programs and a variety of conferences.

Kristie Robinson, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

Kristie Robinson is an Adult Protection Investigations Program Manager with the State of Louisiana Department of Health. Kristie is a military veteran who proudly served in the United States Navy and the Louisiana National Guard. Kristie earned a Bachelor of Art in Sociology and a minor in Social Studies at Northwestern State University. She is a member of NAPSA and the Chair of the Diversity Equity and Inclusion Committee. Kristie has over 15 years of experience in social services as a Qualified Mental Health Professional, Nursing Home Admissions/Social Service Director, Habilitation Vocational Director and Program Monitor.

Angela Rosato, Regional Rep Advisory Board Chair

Angela Rosato currently serves as Coordinator for the Elder Abuse Forensic Center with Riverside County Department of Public Social Services, Adult Services Division. Angela has over 13 years of professional experience in the adult protective services field specializing in Multi-Disciplinary Team facilitation. Angela received her Bachelor of Arts in Sociology with an emphasis is Social Work from California State University, San Bernardino. She then earned her Master’s Degree in Management from the University of Redlands, School of Business. She holds a Certificate in Aging from the Boston University, School of Social Work. Prior to her work with Riverside County EAFC she served as a District Coordinator for Riverside County DPSS, Adult Services Division, CARE Program (Curtailing Abuse Related to the Elderly), an award winning program which provides MDT meetings, elder abuse training, education and advocacy for elder and dependent adult victims of consumer fraud and abuse. Angela is also a P.O.S.T. Certified Instructor and participates in trainings and outreach on the topics of elder and dependent adult abuse investigations and the EAFC. She also currently represents her department as grant partner of OVW (Office on Violence Against Women) and serves on a multi-disciplinary team with the Sheriff’s Department, which provides assistance for victims of sexual assault and domestic violence-including APS clients. The grant partnership focuses on training, policies and programs aimed to enhance communication, victim safety and response.

Joe Snyder, Public Policy

Joe Snyder is the Public Policy Chair and former President of the National Adult Protective Services Association (NAPSA). Joe also is the founder and currently leads the Philadelphia Financial Exploitation Prevention Task Force. Joe is a Board Member of the Financial Exploitation Advisory Board . Joe formed the first and only partnership between a national bank (Wachovia) and an adult protective services program protecting over $62 million in customer assets. This led to the creation of a toolkit by Financial Services Roundtable. Joe chaired a Steering Committee that created a protocol and a universal form for adult protective services to request records from banks and credit unions which has been adopted all over the country. The form and protocol were updated and streamlined in 2019 to include the securities industry. Joe has served as an expert witness on many occasions including testimony on elder abuse and adult protective
services before Congress and the United Nations. Joe is currently an Elder Justice Consultant and the former director of Older Adult Protective Services serving for 25 years at the largest non-profit area agency on aging in the United States. (Philadelphia Corporation for Aging)

Pamela Teaster, Ethics

Pamela B. Teaster is a Professor and the Director of the Center for Gerontology at Virginia Tech. She is the North American Representative of the International Network for the Prevention of Elder Abuse, Immediate Past President of the Board of Trustees for the Center for Guardianship Certification, and serves on the Editorial Boards of the Journal of Elder Abuse and Neglect and the Journal of Trauma, Violence, and Abuse Review. Dr. Teaster is a Fellow of the Gerontological Society of America and the Association for Gerontology in Higher Education and is a recipient of the Isabella Horton Grant Award for Guardianship (National College of Probate Judges), the Rosalie Wolf Award for Research on Elder Abuse (NAPSA), the Outstanding Affiliate Member Award (Kentucky Guardianship Association), and the Distinguished Educator Award (Kentucky Association for Gerontology). Former president of the National Committee for the Prevention of Elder Abuse, she has received continuous funding for from public and private sources. Her areas of scholarship include the abuse of elders and vulnerable adults, guardianship, end-of-life decision making, ethical treatment of older adults, and public policy and public affairs. She has published over 200 scholarly articles, reports, and book chapters and is the editor/author of 6 books.

Meet NAPSA’s

REGIONAL REPRESENTATIVES

Rachel Lakin, Northeast I

Rachel G. Lakin is the Adult Protection Program Administrator for the NH Department of Health and Human Services. Rachel has an undergraduate degree in Home Economics and a Master’s Degree in Social Work. She has over 25 years of professional experience in the human services field. In addition to her 18 years of experience in Adult Protective Services, her professional experience includes working in child welfare as well as with developmental services.

Alan Lawitz, Northeast II

Alan has since November, 2007 served as the Director of the Bureau of Adult Services of the New York State Office of Children and Family Services (OCFS). The Bureau oversees the Protective Services for Adults and the Family Type Home for Adults programs. Alan previously was an Associate Attorney for the New York State Department of Health, heading up the Long-Term Care Group of the Bureau of House Counsel, and dealing with legal issues relating to Assisted Living, Adult Care Facilities, Nursing Homes, and Home Care, among other areas. He also previously served as a Senior Attorney for the former New York State Department of Social Services, representing the agency in the areas of Protective Services for Adults, Adult Care Facilities/Assisted Living and Homeless Housing, serving as counsel to the Homeless Housing and Assistance Corporation. He is a 1977 graduate of Columbia College, Columbia University (B.A.) and a 1980 graduate of the Syracuse University College of Law (J.D.)

In his current life since his “retirement” in 2015, Paul has continued to share his passion for APS and APS training, actively consulting and conducting training on APS and Domestic Violence across the nation in 28 states and 43 cities. Mr. Needham was selected to be a member of the Oklahoma State Council on Aging 2015 and recently was elected the Chair in 2020. Also, in 2015, Mr. Needham was selected to be a part of the project team for ACL’s first National Voluntary Consensus Guidelines for state APS systems. Paul served on the Executive Advisory Council for the National Staff Development and Training Association from 2010-2018. In 2013 Mr. Needham became a member of the G-10 Steering committee for the National Link Coalition (NLC) and was the original coordinator/facilitator for the Oklahoma Link Coalition that he helped to form in June of 2014. Paul serves as the Chair of the NAPSA Education Committee and is a member of NAPSA’s Board of Directors.

Cathy Bahadur, Southeast

Cathy received her bachelor’s degree in Social Work from Clark Atlanta University. She has worked in the social services field for 24 years including Family Service Worker at Head Start, Social Services Director for a nursing home and in the Child Protective Services for Georgia Department of Family and Children Services, before starting a career in aging. Cathy has worked in several roles in the Georgia Division of Aging Services – Adult Protective Services Program including APS investigator, Supervisor, and District Manager. She currently works as the APS Field Operations Manager where she is responsible for everything that is pertaining to the field. Cathy has served on various state committees, including Policy Development, DAS Monitoring Team, and A Common Language of Care with Georgia Department of Family and Children Services. She also served on the Advisory board with Clayton County Mental Health. Throughout all her roles within the Georgia Division of Aging Services – Protective Services Program, Cathy has provided training to numerous staff.

Carmen Castaneda, Central

Carmen Castaneda, MSW, LICSW, has been the Program Manager of Hennepin County Adult Protection Services in Minneapolis, Minnesota for the past 25 years. She has managed several adult behavioral health programs, including Forensic Case Management Services and a mobile crisis response team. For 15 years, she served on the Board of Directors of the National Adult Protective Services Association, and currently is the NAPSA Regional Representative for the Central States. Ms. Castaneda is a member of the Minnesota Security Hospital Liaison Committee, the Hennepin County Sexual Assault Multi-Disciplinary Response Team, the Vulnerable Adult Justice Project, and is Chair of the Adult Protection/Law Enforcement Team. She is a frequent speaker on the Vulnerable Adult Law, guardianship/conservatorship, civil commitment proceedings, and forensic case management services. She is the recipient of several awards relating to her work in investigating and preventing elder abuse.

Michelle Gayette, Mountain

Michelle Gayette is the Assistant Director with the North Dakota Department of Human Services Aging Services Division. Michelle has worked for the state of North Dakota for 22 years; the last nine overseeing the Vulnerable Adult Protective Services (VAPS) program. In her current role she also oversees the Guardianship Establishment Fund, is the designated Legal Services Developer, and helps to oversee the Aging and Disability Resource Link. In the past four years, Michelle worked with a local domestic violence shelter to secure an DOJ Office on Violence Against Women Abuse in Later Life grant and trained law enforcement and victim services professionals statewide on issues of abuse in later life. Michelle is a Licensed Addiction Counselor and has a bachelor’s degree in Addiction Counseling and a master’s degree in Management.

Cathy Wood, Southwest

Cathy Wood is a Program Field Representative for Adult Protective Services with the Oklahoma Department of Human Services. She is a trainer for the New APS Specialist Academy and the APSS III & IV Academy. Mrs. Wood has over 20 years of experience in Adult Protective Services. She has conducted training on APS related topics for APS staff, law enforcement, the local university, tribal entities, and other community organizations. She has also presented at several state conferences. She is a graduate of East Central University with a M.S. in Psychological Services and a B.A. in Human Services Counseling, Specialization in Aging Services with a double major in Psychology.

Angela Rosato, West I

Angela Rosato currently serves as the Coordinator for the Elder Abuse Forensic Center with Riverside County Department of Public Social Services, Adult Services Division. Angela has over 11 years of professional experience in the adult protective services field specializing in Multi-Disciplinary Team facilitation. Angela received her Bachelor of Arts in Sociology with an emphasis is Social Work from the California State University, San Bernardino and earned her Master’s in Business Management from the University of Redlands. She also holds a Certificate in Aging from the Boston University, School of Social Work.

Prior to her work with Riverside County EAFC she served as a District Coordinator for Riverside County DPSS, Adult Services Division, CARE Program (Curtailing Abuse Related to the Elderly) an award winning program which provides MDT meetings, elder abuse training, education and advocacy for elder and dependent adult victims of consumer fraud and abuse. Angela is also a P.O.S.T. Certified Instructor and team teaches on the topic of elder and dependent adult abuse investigations at the Ben Clark Training Academy for law enforcement and provides training on EAFC related topics with her staff development unit for APS social worker induction training.

Sandra Jenkins, West II

Sandra Jenkins currently oversees the Adult Protective Services unit for the state of Alaska, a position she has held since 2018. Mrs. Jenkins has been in the protective services field for 15 years; 12 of which have been with the State of Alaska starting with APS in 2009. She has dedicated the last 37 years working with vulnerable populations. Mrs. Jenkins’ social services experiences range from working with adults with mental illness and/or developmental delays as a clinician and case manager, disabled adults and children and their families, adult’s with Aids and HIV, homeless youth, crisis intervention for those at risk of suicide and the protection of Vulnerable adults and children. She holds a master degree in Human Relations from the University of Oklahoma and a bachelor degree in Human Services from Western Washington University.

STAFF & CONSULTANTS

Jennifer Spoeri, Executive Director

Jennifer Spoeri is the Executive Director for the National Adult Protective Services Association (NAPSA). She has 18 years of Adult Protective Services (APS) experience in Philadelphia, the last 3 years serving as the Director. In Philadelphia, she managed a staff of 70 and an annual operating budget of over $5 million. Jennifer’s program in Philadelphia was awarded one of the first VOCA grants designated for APS. She served on NAPSA’s Board of Directors for 5 years prior to becoming Executive Director. Jennifer holds degrees from the University of Kentucky (BA in Psychology) and the Notre Dame of Maryland University (MA in Gerontology with a concentration in Healthcare Administration).

Julie Murawski, Assistant Director

Julie Murawski began as NAPSA’s Assistant Director in February 2022 after spending 11 years as Director of Development with Lifespan of Greater Rochester where she developed a deep passion for elder justice and a profound respect for individuals working to keep both older adults and people with disabilities safe. Julie is a certified Ombudsman with New York State’s Long Term Care Ombudsman Program and an active volunteer with The Pioneer Network and The Live Oak Project. She was recently appointed to the American Society on Aging’s Equity & Justice Council and when Julie is not working or volunteering, she loves to spend quality time with her daughters in nature camping, hiking, listening to live music and dancing.

Parween Taha, Administrative Assistant

Christopher Dubble, NATC Director

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Katie Wilson, Instructional Designer

Bill Benson, National Policy Advisor

Bill Benson has worked in the aging field for more than 4 decades at the local, state and national levels including as a State LTC Ombudsman, Senior Congressional Staffer in both the U.S. Senate and the House of Representatives, and a political appointee at the U.S. Administration on Aging including as the Acting Assistant Secretary for Aging. Since 1998 he has run a successful consulting practice in aging/human services and public health serving dozens of clients from the government, not-for-profit and proprietary sectors. He serves as National Policy Advisor to the National Adult Protective Services Association. Benson is co-founder and President of the International Association for Indigenous Aging focusing on American Indian elders. For the past 20 years he has led conversations with Holocaust survivors before live audiences at the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington, D.C. Benson lives outside Baltimore, Maryland, with his wife Cathy Hamel. They have 3 children.

Kendra Kuehn, Policy Analyst

Kendra Kuehn, MSW, serves as a policy analyst and advisor for the National Adult Protective Services Association (NAPSA). Along with NAPSA’s national policy advisor Bill Benson, Kendra provides representation at the national level including with several coalitions across the lifespan, Congressional education and advocacy, and communications with the Administration. Kendra contributes regularly to webinars, workshops, and publications for NAPSA and partner
organizations. Additionally, Kendra works on behalf of organizations representing American Indian and Alaska Native elders and affordable housing service coordinators. Prior to joining Kendra served as a graduate intern at the Homeless Children’s Playtime Project and the Administration for Community Living’s Office of Elder Justice (now the Office of Elder Justice and Adult Protective Services). Kendra received her Master of Social Work from the Catholic
University of America’s National Catholic School of Social Service.

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ABOUT NAPSA

The National Adult Protective Services Association (NAPSA) is a national non-profit 501 (c)(3) organization with members in all fifty states. Formed in 1989, the goal of NAPSA is to provide Adult Protective Services (APS) programs a forum for sharing information, solving problems, and improving the quality of services for victims of elder and vulnerable adult mistreatment. Its mission is to strengthen the capacity of APS at the national, state, and local levels, to effectively and efficiently recognize, report, and respond to the needs of elders and adults with disabilities who are the victims of abuse, neglect, or exploitation, and to prevent such abuse whenever possible.

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