Elder abuse

HCJFS serves more than a third of Hamilton County Residents.

We handled nearly 500 cases in our Adult Protective Services unit in 2012. It is a small number, when you think about the large amount of people who live in Hamilton County. One of the reasons is that the abuse and exploitation …

Many people know Hamilton County’s Department of Job and Family Services for its child welfare program. In fact, a lot of people don’t even call us by our name – they call us 241-KIDS, which is the name of our …

Everyone knows our agency for its child welfare work and our 241-KIDS hotline for reporting child abuse. Not as many know we also help protect the elderly. Elder abuse is unacceptable. It takes many forms: Neglect/Self-neglect In this case, caregivers, …

At a time when we are seeing record numbers of clients, the Hamilton County Department of Job and Family Services also faces unprecedented budget cuts. Due to funding reductions, we have been forced to lay off more than a third …