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• Statutory Case Review Multidisciplinary Teams: S.L. 2025-23 Provides a New Model for Protecting Vulnerable Adults

  This entry was contributed by Meredith Smith on September 17, 2025 at 10:22 am and is filed under Adult Protective Services.

  *This post is co-authored with my colleague, Kristi Nickodem.

  For years, local stakeholders in North Carolina have been forming adult protective multidisciplinary teams (MDTs)—groups of professionals from different disciplines who find ways to prevent and respond to abuse, neglect, and exploitation of vulnerable adults. Effective October 1, Session Law 2025-23 authorizes each North Carolina county to form a “Case Review Multidisciplinary Team,” whose members will be legally permitted to share confidential information with each other as necessary to investigate, review, and coordinate services for active adult protective services cases. The stated public policy of this new law recognizes that professionals from disparate disciplines have expertise that can promote the safety and well-being of disabled adults and older adults and prevent re-victimization. G.S. 108A-118(a).  This blog post explains the requirements of the new law and addresses some frequently asked questions.  If you are interested in learning more about S.L. 2025-23, we also have a one-hour webinar that is available for free on demand.

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• Adult Protection Multidisciplinary Team Workshop: Apply Now!

  This entry was contributed by Meredith Smith on June 18, 2025 at 8:00 am and is filed under Adult Protective Services.

  If you’re working to protect vulnerable adults in your community, you know how important it is to have the right people at the table to provide effective and efficient solutions. That’s why we’re bringing together adult protection multidisciplinary teams (MDTs) from across North Carolina for a hands-on workshop at the School of Government on September 29–30, 2025, focused on forming and strengthening MDTs.

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• New Resources for Protecting Vulnerable Adults in North Carolina

  This entry was contributed by Kristi Nickodem on October 14, 2024 at 9:00 am and is filed under Social Services.

  In state fiscal year 2022-2023, county departments of social services in North Carolina received 35,400 reports alleging the abuse, neglect, or exploitation of vulnerable adults. Fifty-six counties across the state have addressed this problem through creating adult protection multidisciplinary teams (MDTs)—groups of professionals from different disciplines who work together to prevent and respond to abuse, neglect, and exploitation of disabled and/or older adults. An additional 38 North Carolina counties are currently working to form adult protection MDTs. The School of Government’s Adult Protection Network is excited to announce a redesigned Adult Protection Network website with new resources for those in the adult protection field, including new online trainings and an MDT Toolkit with template documents for adult protection MDTs.

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• Adult Protection MDTs: New Project Underway (and Help Needed!)

  This entry was contributed by Meredith Smith on July 8, 2022 at 4:59 pm and is filed under Guardianship.

   

  Over the last several years, the School of Government has developed new and exciting resources to support local multidisciplinary teams (MDTs) involved with protecting adults from abuse, neglect, and exploitation. An MDT is a group of professionals in a geographic region who commit to working together toward a common goal. An adult protection MDT may include, for example, social workers, law enforcement officials, prosecutors, legal services attorneys, guardians or guardians ad litem, representatives from community nonprofits, financial institutions, and area agencies on aging.

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• Apply Now! Elder Abuse Workshop at the School of Government

  This entry was contributed by Meredith Smith on May 23, 2019 at 2:41 pm and is filed under Guardianship.

   

  Yesterday, the application period opened for a free workshop we will be hosting September 26-27, 2019 at the School of Government in Chapel Hill.* The purpose of the workshop is to bring together stakeholders from around North Carolina to create and grow multidisciplinary teams (MDTs) to address elder abuse in their respective communities.  You can learn details about the workshop and apply here.  Only teams will be accepted to attend the workshop.  This post provides additional information to consider if you and others in your community are interested in forming a team and submitting an application. Continue Reading