We work together, using preventative methods and early intervention, to protect adults who may be at risk of harm. The Adult Support and Protection (Scotland) Act 2007 places a duty on councils to ...

Adult Support and Protection is another statutory responsibility of the social work service and once notified we can provide appropriate support to safeguard the individual(s) concerned.

RSV Vaccine Shows Strong Protection for Older AdultsA large new study says the RSV vaccine is 80% effective at preventing hospitalization in older adults due to complications from the illness ...

An Order for Protection can help keep a vulnerable adult safe. However, an order is only one part of protecting a vulnerable adult. If you have questions about other options, call: the statewide ...

A cross-party group of lawmakers is racing to draft legislation to allow 18- and 19-year-olds to cancel contracts for appearing in adult videos ... unintentionally lose that protection when ...

An Order for Protection can help keep a vulnerable adult safe. However, an order is only one part of protecting a vulnerable adult. If you have questions about other options, call: the statewide ...

and allows the BBC to discharge its legal and moral obligations to protect children under the age of 18 years. This also includes the children of adults who engage with the BBC. In addition ...

If they heard a student talking about shooting someone at school, only about half the students would tell an adult. Fifty-four percent of the respondents said they would tell an adult, but there were ...

Switzerland's child and adult protection agency registered 6.5% more cases involving children in 2023 than in 2022, the highest ever annual increase. The main reason for the increase was more ...

Scammers stole $127 million from older adults in Arizona in 2023, according to the FBI Yahoo Personal Finance ...

Muar MP Syed Saddiq Syed Abdul Rahman has warned that the Constitution (Amendment) Bill on citizenship rights will remove the protection extended to vulnerable groups such as children of those who ...