Protective Services Herkimer County
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Adult Protective Intervention/Investigation
Adult Protective Services (APS) - Program
Herkimer County Department of Social Services
301 North Washington Street
Suite 2110
Herkimer, NY
A state-mandated service provided by every county with the goal of keeping vulnerable adults safely residing in the community or in the least restrictive alternative. It involves intake, investigation, and assessment of referrals of abuse, neglect, and financial exploitation of qualifying vulnerable adults. APS workers develop services plans with eligible clients to remedy physical abuse, sexual abuse, emotional abuse, neglect, financial exploitation, or to address unmet, essential needs of …
Bureau of Adult Services - Program
New York State Office of Children and Family Services
52 Washington Street
Rensselaer, NY
Oversees Protective Services for Adults (PSA) and other adult services provided through the local departments of social services and local operations relative to Family-Type Homes for Adults (FTHA). Provides technical assistance to adult services staff of local districts; conducts informal case reviews; participates in audits; reviews consolidated services plans; conducts complaint investigations; and develops public education, training, and interagency initiatives.
Child Abuse Reporting/Emergency Response
Child Protective Services (CPS) - Program
Herkimer County Department of Social Services
301 North Washington Street
Suite 2110
Herkimer, NY
Receives and investigates reports of alleged abuse and/or neglect of children under 18 years of age. Provides referrals and/or monitor services as needed and petitions Family Court on behalf of children in need of protection.
Family Maintenance/Reunification
Children and Family Treatment and Support Services - Program
Cayuga Centers
403 Court Street
2nd Floor
Utica, NY
Provides support to children and families to prevent out-of-home placement of children. Provides support and stabilization to children in foster care placement. Offers support to youth and their families to identify their strengths and needs as they work to address the symptoms of their mental health diagnosis or behavioral health needs.
Permanency Planning for Foster Youth
Adoption and Foster Care Services - Program
New York State Office of Children and Family Services
100 South Salina Street
Suite 350
Syracuse, NY
Provides detailed information about adoptions and New York State's foster care system and the needs of children in temporary out-of-home placement. Helps interested individuals go through the fostering or adoption process and provides information and supports for families with foster or adopted children in the home.
SOHO Regional Permanency Resource Center - Program
The Neighborhood Center, Inc.
628 Mary Street
Neighborhood Center
Utica, NY
Provides assistance to post-adoptive and post-guardianship families so that children may be cared for in their own homes with their adoptive parent(s) or legal guardian(s).