The hotline offers crisis intervention, information, and referrals to thousands of emergency, social service, and support resources. Information will be made available to law enforcement in order to conduct an investigation. Child Welfare Information Gateway is not a hotline for reporting suspected child abuse or neglect, and it is not equipped to accept reports or intervene in personal situations of this nature.
Anyone can report suspected child abuse or neglect. Reporting abuse or neglect can protect a child and get help for a family. States and territories have laws identifying persons who are required to report suspected child abuse or neglect. Mandatory reporters may include social workers, teachers and other school personnel, child care providers, physicians and other health-care workers, mental health professionals, and law enforcement officers.
Some States require any person who suspects child abuse or neglect to report. Provide a complete, honest account of what you observed that led you to suspect the occurrence of child abuse or neglect. Any reasonable suspicion is sufficient.
If you know or suspect that a child under the age of 18 is being abused or neglected, or is at risk of being abused or neglected, you are required to report that to the Florida Abuse Hotline. For a list of Frequently Asked Questions about the Florida Abuse Hotline and about the requirements for reporting, please click here. When contacting the Florida Abuse Hotline, please have as much of the information listed below available before you call.
If you are unable to obtain some of the information below, you may still call the Hotline and a counselor will assess the information available to see if it meets statutory criteria for the Department of Children and Families to initiate a protective investigation. Learn the Signs of Child Abuse. Merced County. Modoc County. Mono County. Monterey County. Napa County. Nevada County. Orange County. Placer County. Plumas County. Riverside County. Sacramento County. San Benito County.
San Bernardino County. San Diego County. San Francisco County. The hotline serves as the reporting center for all allegations of child abuse or neglect in the state of Indiana. Indiana is a mandatory reporting state; anyone who suspects a child has been neglected or abused must by state law make a report.
State law requires DCS to protect the identity of those reporting abuse or neglect allegations. DCS keeps the name and contact information of all report sources confidential. While DCS accepts child abuse and neglect allegations from persons who wish to remain anonymous, DCS encourages individuals to provide contact information. Providing your contact information allows the family case manager who is assigned the report to follow up with additional questions if needed.
If you call to make a report, an intake specialist will ask for information about the circumstances creating a risk of harm to the child including:.
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