Suggested Public Awareness Resources

Part of the APS Public Awareness Toolkit available on our Toolkits Page. If you are an APS program and have materials to share, contact us to have your materials added.

The resources listed below do not constitute an endorsement from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Community Living, WRMA, Inc. or the Adult Protective Services Technical Assistance Resource Center.

Billboards

• Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa - Billboard 1 | Billboard 2 - Addresses abuse and reporting for tribal members.

Posters & Brochures

• Texas - Everyone's Business - Contains posters and brochures in English and Spanish for World Elder Abuse Awareness Day, elder abuse prevention, financial exploitation, and a "tip card" addressing heat danger.
• Nevada - Poster and Brochure - Materials addressing adult maltreatment and reporting.
• Missouri - It's Happening - Leaflet addressing abuse of people with a disability. 
• Missouri - It's Happening (Spanish) - Leaflet addressing abuse of people with a disability in Spanish.

Videos

• Missouri - MOSafe Financial Institutions - Video highlighting the state's financial exploitation initiative.
• ​Nevada - Opioid Abuse Story - Targeted video toward opioid misuse
• North Dakota - Dept. of Human Services Vulnerable Adult Protective Services Overview - APS program overview.
• Ohio - Age Safely - APS program television ad.
• Texas - Elder Abuse is Everyone's Business - APS television ad.
• Texas - Elder Abuse is Everyone's Business (Spanish) - Spanish version of APS television ad.

Websites

• Florida - Adult Protective Services - APS program home page.
• Missouri - And We Can Stop It - Addresses the abuse of persons with a disability.
• Missouri - Missourians Stopping Adult Financial Exploitation (MOSAFE) - Website targeting financial exploitation.
• Nevada - 211 Collaboration - Collaboration with 211 information and referral program.
• Nevada - Opioid Misuse and APS - APS website targeting opioid misuse.
• Texas - Everyone's Business - Website for the statewide APS campaign.