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Report adult abuse & neglect

Find county Adult Protective Services, reporting contacts and separate after-hours options.

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For immediate danger, call 911. For suspected abuse of an older or dependent adult in the community, use the county’s APS reporting instructions.
The CDSS statewide line, 1-833-401-0832, routes by your five-digit ZIP code 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Local office and after-hours contacts can differ.
Nursing homes and other long-term care settings have an ombudsman route. Reporting forms and legal duties depend on the reporter and setting; an online form may not be an immediate-response channel.
Santa Barbara’s local phone remains unverified in the captured pages. Use the cited statewide ZIP routing line while checking the official county instructions.

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Santa Cruz — Adult Protective Services guide

County APS programme context for suspected abuse, neglect or exploitation of older/dependent adults in the community. Use the named report line and its stated hours. Long-term care settings have a separate ombudsman route.

County APS — reporting instructionsOfficial instructions

Read the county’s APS reporting instructions. Local report lines, office contacts and after-hours dispatch are labeled separately below. An online form may have a later response; follow the county’s urgency instructions.

Source checked October 15, 2026

Santa Cruz County · Santa Cruz — Adult Protective Services programme (opens in a new tab)

Programme description, eligibility or contact guidance

Adult Protective Services

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California APS — statewide routing & reporting formsOfficial instructions

Shared California programme guidance. Call 1-833-401-0832 and enter your five-digit ZIP code for the county APS route, 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Read the county’s instructions for local reporting options.

Shared CDSS referral guidance — facility setting

Abuse in long-term care and the other facilities listed by CDSS has an ombudsman route. Community APS, facility complaints and immediate emergencies have different channels.

Official information checked October 15, 2026 · Details & sources

Source checked October 15, 2026

California Department of Social Services · Adult Protective Services programme and reporting (opens in a new tab)

Programme description, eligibility or contact guidance

Adult Protective Services (APS)

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