Adult Protection Services - Carlton County Public Health and Human Services
316 Elm Avenue, Moose Lake, MN 55767
Adults who are in need of protection and residing in Carlton County
8:30 am - 4 pm Monday - Thursday
Interpreters available
- To report maltreatment of a vulnerable adult, call the Minnesota Adult Abuse Reporting Center - Reporters may remain anonymous
Carlton County, MN
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Provides assistance, investigates, and/or intervenes on behalf of vulnerable adults who are unable to act on their own behalf, manage their own affairs, or who are in immediate danger due to physical or emotional abuse, unsafe or hazardous living conditions, exploitation, neglect, or abandonment. Services may include: - Authorization for medical treatment - Consultation to individuals who suspect abuse - Removal of the individual to safer surroundings - Services necessary to remove the conditions which have created a threat to life ?NOTE: Complaints, questions, or concerns involving incidents in facilities licensed by the Health Department - such as hospitals, nursing homes, boarding care homes, supervised living facilities, and assisted living and home health agencies - can be referred to the MN Office of Health Facility Complaints at (651)201-4201 or toll-free at (800)369-7994.
02/13/2026
Carlton County Public Health and Human Services
Promotes, protects, and preserves the health and well-being of individuals, families, and communities in Carlton County. Services provided to residents include: Assertive Community Treatment, social service programs, Child Support, disability services, children's mental health, financial assistance programs, child protection, licensing for adult and child foster care, childcare, and public health for family and community for long-term care.