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DPPC has Moved!

Thank you for visiting our website! Please be advised that DPPC’s office moved from Quincy to Braintree. Our new address is:

Disabled Persons Protection Commission
300 Granite Street, Suite 404
Braintree, MA 02184

Our telephone, fax numbers and website address will remain the same:

Telephone: (617) 727-6465
(888) 822-0350 V/TTY
Fax: (617)727-6469

Website: www.mass.gov/dppc

As of June 26, 2009 any written correspondence should be mailed to our new address. DPPC will experience no gap in service to the public during the move and remains committed to its mission of addressing violence committed against adults with disabilities from the abusive acts or omissions of their caregivers through investigation, oversight, public awareness and prevention.

To report abuse, call our 24-Hour Hotline at 1-800-426-9009.

DPPC Hotline

photo of telephone Each year thousands of persons with disabilities are abused, neglected and exploited by family members, caregivers and others across Massachusetts. Many victims are people who are vulnerable and depend on others to meet their most basic needs.

The Disabled Persons Protection Commission (DPPC) is an independent state agency whose purpose is to investigate and remediate cases of abuse of the Commonwealth’s most vulnerable citizens. DPPC’s mission is to protect adults with disabilities from the abusive acts or omissions of their caregivers through investigation, oversight, public awareness and prevention. In 2007, DPPC’s hotline received 7485 calls to report abuse and deaths of persons with disabilities as well as 7362 additional information and referral calls, raising the total of calls for the year to 14,847.

To report abuse, call our 24-Hour Hotline at 1-800-426-9009.