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Author(s):
Office on Child Abuse and Neglect, Children's Bureau.
Jones, William G. |
Year Published: 2006 |
Appendix C
State Telephone Numbers for Reporting Child Abuse
Each State designates specific agencies to receive and investigate reports of suspected child abuse and neglect. Typically, this responsibility is carried out by child protective services (CPS) within a Department of Social Services, Department of Human Resources, or Division of Family and Children Services. In some States, police departments also may receive reports of child abuse or neglect.
Many States have local or toll-free telephone numbers, listed below, for reporting suspected abuse. The reporting party must be calling from the same State where the child is allegedly being abused for most of the following numbers to be valid.
For States not listed, or when the reporting party resides in a different State from the child, please call Childhelp, 800.4.A.Child (800.422.4453), or your local CPS agency. States may occasionally change the telephone numbers listed below. To view the most current contact information, including State Web addresses, visit http://www.childwelfare.gov/pubs/reslist/rl_dsp.cfm?rs_id=5&rate_chno=W-00082.
Alabama (AL)
334.242.9500
Alaska (AK)
800.478.4444
Arizona (AZ)
888.SOS.CHILD
(888.767.2445)
Arkansas (AR)
800.482.5964
Colorado (CO)
303.866.5932
Connecticut (CT)
800.842.2288
800.624.5518 (TDD)
Delaware (DE)
800.292.9582
District of Columbia (DC)
202.671.SAFE (7233)
Florida (FL)
800.96.ABUSE
(800.962.2873)
Hawaii (HI)
808.832.5300
Idaho (ID)
800.926.2588
Illinois (IL)
800.252.2873
217.524.2606
Indiana (IN)
800.800.5556
Iowa (IA)
800.362.2178
Kansas (KS)
800.922.5330
Kentucky (KY)
800.752.6200
Maine (ME)
800.452.1999
800.963.9490 (TTY)
Massachusetts (MA)
800.792.5200
Mississippi (MS)
800.222.8000
601.359.4991
Missouri (MO)
800.392.3738
573.751.3448
Montana (MT)
866.820.KIDS (5437)
Nebraska (NE)
800.652.1999
Nevada (NV)
800.992.5757
775.684.4400
New Hampshire (NH)
800.894.5533
603.271.6556
New Jersey (NJ)
877.652.2873
800.835.5510 (TTD/TTY)
New Mexico (NM)
800.797.3260
505.841.6100
New York (NY)
800.342.3720
518.474.8740
800.369.2437 (TDD)
Oklahoma (OK)
800.522.3511
Pennsylvania (PA)
800.932.0313
Puerto Rico (PR)
800.981.8333
787.749.1333
Rhode Island (RI)
800.RI.CHILD
(800.742.4453)
South Carolina (SC)
803.898.7318
South Dakota (SD)
605.773.3227
Tennessee (TN)
877.237.0004
Texas (TX)
800.252.5400
512.834.3784
Utah (UT)
800.678.9399
Vermont (VT)
800.649.5285 (after hours)
Virginia (VA)
800.552.7096
804.786.8536
Washington (WA)
866.END.HARM
(866.363.4276)
800.562.5624 (after hours)
800.624.6186 (TTY)
West Virginia (WV)
800.352.6513
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