Vulnerable Children & Adults
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By any measure, the protection of vulnerable children and adults is one of state government’s most important responsibilities. Each year, thousands of children and adults need protection, financial support, medical care, food assistance or other services from the Department of Social & Health Services and its partner agencies. In 2007, citizens across the state stated emphatically that their top social service priority was the protection of children from re-abuse.
What is state government’s role?
State employees and agencies interact with vulnerable people in a very wide array of programs and settings. Many vulnerable children and adults are legal wards of the state, and require all the services and assistance that relationship implies.
Among their diverse roles, state social workers respond to allegations of suspected child abuse or neglect; oversee the foster care system; license and inspect adult family homes, and operate regional mental health hospitals and related community service centers.
Still other programs help military veterans and their families get the services and assistance they need, and the benefits to which they are entitled thanks to their service to the country.
What do we measure?
GMAP measures five main areas pertaining to vulnerable children and adults:
- Child Safety (Example: Percent of children re-victimized within six months)
- Child Care Licensing (Example: Percent of monitoring visits of child care centers completed on time)
- Mental Health Safety (Example: Rate of assault claims at state mental health hospitals)
- Long-Term Care (Example: Percent of investigations for adult protective services completed on time)
- Veterans Services (Example: Number of veterans enrolled in volunteer field experience)
Click here to view more detail about the measures.