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Colorado has a toll-free phone number available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year to report mistreatment of an at-risk adult or self-neglect.
Please call the Colorado Child Abuse and Neglect Hotline at 1-844-264-5437 to report concerns. All calls are confidential and will be routed to the county where the adult resides.
Adult Protective Services (APS) receives reports of abuse, neglect, and exploitation of at-risk adults, conducts investigations into the allegations, and implements services to reduce and prevent further mistreatment.
At-risk adults are defined as individuals age 18 or older who are susceptible to mistreatment or self-neglect. This may be due to an inability to perform or obtain services necessary for their health, safety, or welfare, or because they lack sufficient understanding or capacity to make or communicate responsible decisions about their person or affairs.
Reports and referrals can be made by anyone with a concern. Certain positions and professions are Mandated Reporters. Click here to see if you are a Mandated Reporter
County Annex
107 North Chestnut Street, Suite 231
Cortez, CO 81321
Phone: (970) 565-3769
There are no charges for our services.
Referrals and reports are accepted in person or by phone Monday through Friday, from 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM.
If you need to report caretaker neglect, physical abuse, sexual abuse, exploitation, or self-neglect of an at-risk adult after business hours, please contact your local law enforcement agency.
Address: 109 West Main Street, Room #170, Cortez, CO 81321
Phone: (970) 565-3769
Fax: (970) 565-8526
Phone: (303) 866-4300
(For current customers only)
Email: [email protected]
Phone: (970) 564-4128
Phone: 1-844-CO-4-KIDS (1-844-264-5437)
The Montezuma County Department of Social Services does not discriminate based on race, color, ethnic or national origin, ancestry, age, sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, religion, creed, political beliefs, or disability. Montezuma County Department of Social Services does not discriminate in employment, admission or access to, treatment or participation in, or receipt of the services and benefits under any of its programs, services and activities.
Montezuma County Department of Social Services provides:
If you believe Montezuma County Department of Social Services has failed to provide these services or discriminated in another way, you can file a grievance with the Civil Rights Officer within 60 days of the incident. You can file by mail, phone, fax, or email. The Civil Rights Officer can also help you file the grievance.
You can also file a civil rights complaint with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office for Civil Rights, electronically through the Complaint Portal at
ocrportal.hhs.gov/ocr/smartscreen/main.jsf, or by mail, phone, fax, or email.
El Departamento de Servicios Sociales del Condado de Montezuma no discrimina por motivos de raza, color, origen étnico o nacional, ascendencia, edad, sexo, género, orientación sexual, identidad y expresión de género, religión, credo, creencias políticas o discapacidad. El Departamento de Servicios Sociales del Condado de Montezuma no discrimina en el empleo, la admisión o el acceso, el tratamiento o la participación, ni en la recepción de servicios y beneficios bajo ninguno de sus programas, servicios y actividades.
El Departamento de Servicios Sociales del Condado de Montezuma proporciona:
Si usted cree que el Departamento de Servicios Sociales del Condado de Montezuma no ha proporcionado estos servicios o ha discriminado de alguna otra manera, puede presentar una queja ante el Oficial de Derechos Civiles dentro de los 60 días del incidente. Puede presentar la queja por correo, teléfono, fax o correo electrónico. El Oficial de Derechos Civiles también puede ayudarle a presentar la queja.
También puede presentar una queja de derechos civiles ante el Departamento de Salud y Servicios Humanos de los Estados Unidos, Oficina de Derechos Civiles, electrónicamente a través del Portal de Quejas en
ocrportal.hhs.gov/ocr/smartscreen/main.jsf, o por correo, teléfono, fax o correo electrónico.