Is this an emergency?
If you have an emergency needing help from police, fire, or an ambulance, call 9-1-1 before making your report. This helps them to protect the adult, gather information and speak to everyone involved quickly.

Minnesota Adult Abuse Reporting Center (MAARC) Report

Use this website to report concerns about maltreatment of a vulnerable adult that happened in Minnesota when the adult was 18 years of age or older.

This website can be used by anyone, including mandated reporters to meet their reporting responsibilities. You do not need to be certain the adult is vulnerable or that the maltreatment occurred to make a report.

If you prefer to report by phone, please call MAARC at 1-844-880-1574 between 7am and 9pm.

Read before starting a report

Essential Reporting Tips

Information you need to make a report

Be prepared to provide information about why the adult is vulnerable, where the adult is located, what maltreatment the adult is experiencing and details about the incident.

Form times out 60 minutes

For security, you will have 60 minutes to complete and submit your report. Make sure you have all information needed before starting a report.

Do not use your browser "Back" or "Forward" buttons

Information you enter is only saved when you click the "Go Back" and "Continue" buttons, or use the dropdown menu to move between steps.

Confidentiality

Your identity, as someone reporting the maltreatment of a vulnerable adult, is protected under Minnesota law. You do not need to be anonymous to have your identity protected. You may choose to report anonymously, however, you will not be informed of the status of your report and if the agency responsible needs more information, they will not know how to contact you.

Save a printable copy of your report.

You will have the option to save a copy of your report after you submit it. The agencies responsible to respond and MAARC do not provide copies of reports.

What happens after reporting

Every report is reviewed and referred to the agency responsible to respond to the report. If the maltreatment reported may be criminal, the report is also referred to law enforcement. If you requested to receive a status communication of your report, you should receive a response from the agency responsible within 2 weeks. More information can be found under Reporting suspected maltreatment.

Your Contact Information

Your Contact Information Details If you are helping someone complete this report, enter their contact information. Type "Unknown" in the first and last name fields and zeros in the phone number field to remain anonymous.
Do you want to know what happens after you submit report?

You must provide contact information if you want to be informed on the outcome of your report. You cannot remain anonymous. If you select yes, you should receive a response from the agency within 2 weeks.

Mailing Address
Address is required to receive a report outcome status letter.
Are you the Designated Facility Reporter for a MN Dept of Health (MDH) or MN Dept of Human Services (DHS) licensed facility or service provider?

About the Adult

If you don't know adult's first and/or last name, type in "Unknown"

Date of birth or estimated age of the person you suspect is being maltreated is required.
Note: The adult must be 18 or older.

Enter a date on or before today. OR

Note: Entering a Social Security number helps tell people apart from other people who have similar names and dates of birth. It is not required.
Where will the adult be for the next 24 hours?
This information will help locate the adult. Type "Unknown" if you don't know.

(Examples: name of hospital, name of place they are staying that is not their usual residence, name of service or care facility)
Is the adult's current location you identified above temporary?

Examples: street or intersection, floor number, nearby landmarks, color of house or building and other details that may help locate the adult.

Disabilities

Does the adult have one or more disabilities?

Select all that apply that you know about. This will help understand more about how the adult may be vulnerable to maltreatment.

Needs Assistance

Does the adult receive help with meeting their needs?

Select all that apply if the adult is unable to meet their own needs or is currently supposed to receive help with:

Receives Services

Does the adult currently receive any services that you know about?

Enter a date on or before today.

About the Maltreatment

Is your concern that the adult is not able to meet their own needs for safety, food, shelter, clothing, finances or health care.

Note: If you select 'Yes', the adult's information will auto-fill. Only the self-neglect allegation field will be available for completion in the next section.

Type "Unknown" if the information requested about the person suspected of maltreating the adult is not known.

If you don't know the date of birth (DOB) for the person suspected of maltreating the adult, you can estimate their age.

OR
(This information helps tell the person apart from others who may have a similar name)

OR

Physical Abuse

Emotional or Mental Abuse

Sexual Abuse

Self-Neglect An absence of necessary:

Caregiver Neglect Lack of supervision and/or failure to supply:

Financial Exploitation (fiduciary)

Financial Exploitation (non-fiduciary)

   

What Happened

Is the adult is deceased?
Is the adult deceased as a result of what happened?
Location of Death
You have indicated that the adult is deceased as a result of what happened; please provide the State and County where the adult died.
Enter Unknown if any of this information is not known.
When did the suspected maltreatment happen?
This will help understand the time frame of the suspected maltreatment incident(s).
Enter a date on or before today.
Is the maltreatment still happening?
Has the maltreatment caused serious injury?
Location details for where the maltreatment happened
Please provide as much detail as possible. Type in "Unknown" if you don't know any of the details being requested.

Examples: Name of the store, bank, State Park, assissted living facility, etc.

Note: Enter any additional, specific information about the maltreated adult or what happened to them.

Impact/Effects on Adult

Details about the impact or effect of the maltreatment on the adult
What has been the impact or effect of the maltreatment on the adult? Select all that apply and enter the details of the impact in the space provided

Other Sources

Other Sources Contact Information

Safety

Safety
Protection

Have any other steps been taken to protect the adult from future maltreatment?
Examples: removal of the adult from the environment where safety risks are present, talking the adult's family members, clergy or sponsor about safety concerns, contacting other community support services

Safety of Home or Current Surroundings

What, if any, are safety concerns about where the adult is right now?

Who else did you contact?
Need for immediate help

This will help understand if there is an urgent need for help, and to identify what kind of help may be needed to keep the adult safe from maltreatment or abuse. Your report will be reviewed even if urgent help is not immediately required. Select all that apply:

STOP: Read Before You Submit Your Report

Final Instructions

1) Correct any errors that are showing before you submit.

2) Use the 'Print' option on the next page after you submit to save a printable copy of your report. The agencies responsible to respond and MAARC do not provide copies of reports.

3) If you provided your contact information, the agency responsible may contact you for more information.

4) Every report is reviewed and referred to the agency responsible to respond to the report. If you requested to receive a status communication of your report, you should receive a response from the agency responsible within 2 weeks.

5) Your identity is protected under Minnesota Law.

Thank you

Your report was made to the Minnesota Adult Abuse Reporting Center (MAARC).

MAARC refers all reports to the agencies responsible to respond.

Law enforcement is also notified if the maltreatment may be criminal.

The agency responsible will notify you within 2 weeks if you requested communication about the outcome of your report.

More information on what happens after reporting can be found at Vulnerable adult protection.


Use the Print Report button if you want to print or save a printable copy of your report. Agencies and MAARC do not provide copies of reports after they are submitted.

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Web Report Number:     

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We apologize for the inconvenience.

To meet your mandated reporter requirements, you will need to make a report by phone.

Please call the Minnesota Adult Abuse Reporting Center at 1-844-880-1574 between 7am and 9pm, then press 67#.

To help improve the reliability of this web-based reporting system, please report the following error to the call center staff after your report: