Adult Protective Services - Douglas County Health and Human Services
809 Elm Street, Suite 1186, Alexandria, MN 56308
Individuals who want to report or self-report maltreatment and/or abuse of a vulnerable adult in Douglas County
- Office: 8 am - 4:30 pm Monday - Friday - Minnesota Adult Abuse Reporting Center (MAARC): 24 hours/7 days a week
Minnesota Adult Abuse Reporting Center (MAARC)
Intake Office
Interpreters available
Call the Minnesota Adult Abuse Reporting Center (MAARC) to report a suspicion of a vulnerable adult who is being abused or neglected
Douglas County, MN
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Provide investigation and intervention services on behalf of vulnerable adults who are unable to act on their own behalf, manage their own affairs, or who are in immediate danger of abuse. Types of abuse may be physical, emotional, sexual abuse, unsafe or hazardous living conditions, exploitation, neglect, or abandonment. Services include: - Taking reports and investigating abuse and/or maltreatment - 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, assisted living, and home health agencies can be referred to the Minnesota Board on Aging Ombudsman for Long-Term Care.
02/28/2025
Douglas County Health and Human Services
The county human services providing services for foster care licensing, adult mental health, substance use services, senior and veteran services, children and families, economic assistance programs, and the protection of vulnerable individuals.