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Who/What is NAPSA?                                  

The National Adult Protective Services Association (NAPSA) is a national non-profit 501 (c) (3) organization with members in all fifty states, including the District of Columbia, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and Guam. It was formed in 1989 to provide state Adult Protective Services (APS) program administrators and staff with a forum for sharing information, solving problems, and improving the quality of services for victims of elder and vulnerable adult abuse. The organization is governed by a Board of Directors that includes the President, Past-President, President-Elect, Secretary, and Treasurer, as well as Regional Representatives and Committee Chairmen. There are nine national regions: Northeast I and II, Southeast I and II, Central, Mountain, Southwest, and West Coast I and II.

NAPSA is a partner in the National Center on Elder Abuse (NCEA) funded by the U. S. Administration on Aging, and a founding member of the Elder Justice Coalition. As part of an ongoing effort to increase collaboration with other national and state organizations, NAPSA has also participated in grant project activities with the American Bar Association Commission on Law and Aging, the Wisconsin Coalition Against Domestic Violence, the National Organization of Victims Advocates, the California District Attorneys Association and the International Association of Forensic Nurses.

NAPSA conducts annual national training events, research and innovation in the field of Adult Protective Services. The organization publishes a twice-yearly newsletter written for and by APS members that highlights innovative practices and APS activities throughout the nation. NAPSA is actively involved in conducting ongoing national research activities on topics such as APS training activities, services to self-neglecting adults and national APS data collection. Members regularly share publications, ideas, and copies of state statutes and materials for new projects with one another.

The mission of NAPSA is to improve the quality and availability of protective services for disabled adults and elderly persons who are abused, neglected, or exploited and are unable to protect their own interests.

The work of NAPSA is supported by grants, membership dues, conference registration fees, consulting fees and donations.

Membership in NAPSA is open to current and former Adult Protective Services (APS) agencies, organizations, administrators, directors, supervisors, program specialists, trainers, caseworkers and case aides. Supportive membership is available to any person with an interest in APS programs or issues, or who works with elderly and vulnerable adult victims of abuse, exploitation or neglect