Ohio Adult Protective Services Research Project

In 2020, the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services (ODJFS) engaged a team from the Ohio State University (OSU) to conduct an extensive study of the state’s adult protective service (APS) system.  Kenneth Steinman, Senior Research Scientist in OSU’s College of Education and Human Ecology, led the team, which included analysts from the Ohio Colleges of Medicine Government Resource Center, Measurement Resources Company and two nationally-acclaimed consultants: Georgia Anetzberger and Carol Dayton.  “We’re enthusiastic about this project,” said Heidi Turner-Stone, APS Section Chief at ODJFS.  “It helped us understand the different types of programs and practices that are helping us best serve Ohio’s vulnerable adults.”

This page includes three documents associated with the project.

  •   Assessment Report – the final report with detailed findings and conclusions (aps research project final report)
  •   Methodological Appendix to the Assessment Report – a detailed description of the methods used to generate the results (aps final report appendix 20210603)
  •   APS Program Highlights – a series of 2-page summaries, highlighting six county programs that illustrate the diversity of noteworthy approaches (JFS08008.pdf)

Suggested citations appear within each document.  This project was supported by ODJFS grant #C-2021-06-0509.

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