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Series Program Guide

The WYOMING FAMILIES FIRST program guide provides a list of the episodes and descriptions for the series.

WYOMING FAMILIES FIRST Production Diary

Do you want to get a sneak peek at what we have been working on for the series? Visit the Production Diary website for recent news and reports from our production team as they travel across the state in search of their stories.

Wyoming Families First

Wyoming Families First - "Understanding Adult Protection Services"

The program features interviews with Keith A. Miller, Ph.D., executive director of the Wyoming Institute for Disabilities (WIND) and Denise Burke, Asst. Dean, University of Wyoming Law School discussing the issues surrounding protecting vulnerable adults including the elderly and people with disabilities.

"As with the first program we aired on domestic violence, we were faced with some challenges producing this program because adult protection is a complex topic that is difficult to illustrate," said Aliza Sherman, the show's producer. "We hope this show will spark more open dialogue about protecting the elderly and people with disabilities."

"Vulnerable adults in our communities are at risk of being mistreated or neglected," said Rodger McDaniel, director of Wyoming's Department of Family Services. "This program will discuss the importance of reporting abuse or neglect as well as the available resources and services in place to help."

Filming for the eighth segment took place in Laramie, Cheyenne and Riverton.

"Understanding Adult Protection Services" Resources

If you suspect or have witnessed the abuse, neglect, abandonment or exploitation of a vulnerable adult, call your local Department of Family Services.

A vulnerable adult is any person eighteen (18) years of age or older who is unable to manage and take care of himself or his property without assistance as a result of advanced age or physical or mental disability. Self-neglect is the most commonly occurring type of Adult Protective Service case both nationally and in Wyoming.
Wyoming Institute for Disabilities
http://wind.uwyo.edu/
Lending Library: videos, books, training materials

Victims of Crime with Disabilities Resource Guide
http://wind.uwyo.edu/resourceguide/

Connect Wyoming
http://wind.uwyo.edu/connect/