Disabled Persons Protection Commission and Sexual Assault Response
DPPC's job is to investigate abuse. This resource is available to people after a report is made.
To report suspected abuse or neglect against a person with a disability, please call the Disabled Persons Protection Commission
What: For reporting abuse and/or neglect of people with disabilities
Where: All of Massachusetts
Hotline: 800-426-9009 (24 hours a day/7 days a week) or 888-822-0350 TTY
For sexual abuse victims with disabilities
Supports victims in connecting to trauma services and working through challenges such as communication, transportation, and accessibility
The goal is to make sure that victims and others are informed of service options that can meet the unique needs of victims with disabilities
After hours response is available on the 24/7 hotline
Statewide
Services offered in English and Spanish
DPPC does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, sex, disability, age, sexual orientation, or gender identitity in provision of services. “This project was (partially) supported by the Massachusetts Office for Victim Assistance through a Victims of Crime Act of 1984 (VOCA) grant from the Office for Victims of Crime, Office of justice Programs, US Department of Justice.”
Sexual Assault Response • 300 Granite Street, Suite 404, Braintree, MA 02184 • 617-727-6465
This project is supported by Grant No. 2017-FW-AX-K004 awarded by the Office on Violence Against Women, U.S. Department of Justice. The opinions, findings, conclusions, and recommendations expressed in this publication/exhibition are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Department of Justice, Office on Violence Against Women.