Contact Suffolk County Adult Protective Services directly at 631-854-3232. This is the county's confirmed direct referral line, housed within the Suffolk County Department of Social Services. For emergencies after 4:30pm on weekdays, or on weekends and holidays, Suffolk County DSS operates a separate after-hours or emergency services line at 631-854-9100.
What to do next
Suffolk County's APS line, 631-854-3232, is the number to use when reporting concerns about an impaired adult living in the community who depends on others for basic needs and may be experiencing abuse, neglect, or exploitation. It's worth noting that a different number, 866-800-1409, sometimes appears in non-official sources describing Suffolk APS; that may be a regional or statewide routing number rather than the county's own direct line, so 631-854-3232, published directly on Suffolk County's own APS FAQ page, should be treated as the authoritative number. General Suffolk DSS business-hours contact is 631-854-9930, while urgent situations arising after 4:30pm on weekdays, or on weekends and holidays, should go to the county's after-hours emergency services line at 631-854-9100 rather than waiting for the next business day.
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