Adult Protection Services Nova Scotia

In Nova Scotia, Adult Protection Services are governed by the Adult Protection Act. This legislation, along with the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, guides all aspects of Adult Protection Service delivery.

Adults 16 years and older who are living in a situation of significant risk of self-neglect, or experiencing abuse or neglect by others which results in serious harm to the person and their inability to protect themselves from abuse or neglect by reason of mental and/or physical incapacity. Adult Protection Services has the authority to intervene based on the following:

• The person is living at an immediate and significant level if risk and does not understand or appreciate the level of risk he/she is living in.
• The person does not have the physical capacity to protect him/herself from the assessed risk.
• The person has a permanent, irreversible condition that affects their physical or mental ability to protect themselves

Call (800) 225-7225, or use the website.

Phone

(800) 225-7225

Website

https://novascotia.ca/dhw/ccs/protecting-vulnerable-adults.asp