HITCHCOCK, Texas (KTRK) -- A 45-year-old man with an intellectual disability may have been neglected to the point where he weighed 70 pounds and had multiple disfigurements, including flesh rot and ...

A state legislative committee has approved a set of recommendations for how best to protect vulnerable adults from abuse.

HITCHCOCK, Texas (KTRK) -- When police had to make the family notification after a 45-year-old man with an intellectual disability died in the hospital, the man's mother, who's accused of allowing her ...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — Research shows individuals with intellectual or developmental disabilities are more than twice as likely to fall victim to abuse, according to the Bureau of Justice ...

LITTLE ROCK (KATV) — On Friday, August 23, Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders and the Arkansas Department of Human Services announced $15 million in grants to fund programs and infrastructure geared to ...

Kendall envisions their prospective homeowners paying for the units through a variety of sources. They can pay using money ...

These state-run facilities are the last two to care for adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities. They haven't ...

When a recent audit of the S.C. Department of Disabilities and Special Needs uncovered lax abuse investigations and flawed hiring practices at the agency that cares for some of our state’s most ...

State officials on Friday announced grant awards totalling $15 million to pay for buildings and other infrastructure improvements supporting people with mental illness, substance abuse disorders or ...

GLENMONT, Md. (7News) — We’ve all heard of an Amber Alert or a Silver Alert. Well, now Maryland lawmakers have just passed legislation creating a “Purple Alert." It’s an idea that stems from an ...