Individual State Child Abuse Hotlines

If you cannot reach your local agency, call the 24/7 national hotline 1-800-4-A-CHILD or other National Hotlines.

CAPS makes every effort to assure the accuracy of our hotline lists. If you find an error or omission, please let us know.

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Alabama

For individual county hotlines visit the Alabama Dept of Human Resources:
http://www.dhr.state.al.us/page.asp?pageid=347

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Alaska

(800) 478-4444
State of Alaska Office of Children’s Services:
http://hss.state.ak.us/ocs/

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Arizona

(888) SOS-CHILD (767-2445)
Arizona Child Protective Services:
https://www.azdes.gov/child_protective_services/

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Arkansas

(800) 482-5964
Arkansas Child Abuse Information:
http://www.arkansas.gov/reportARchildabuse/

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California

For individual county hotlines visit California Department of Social Services: https://capsli.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/CPSEmergNumbers.pdf

Colorado

For individual county hotlines visit Colorado Department of Human Services Division of Child Welfare: http://www.cdhs.state.co.us/childwelfare/FAQ.htm

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Connecticut

(800) 842-2288
Connecticut Department of Children and Families:
http://www.ct.gov/dcf/cwp/view.asp?a=2556&q=314388

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Delaware

(800) 292-9582
Delaware Services for Children, Youth and Their Families:
http://kids.delaware.gov/services/crisis.shtml

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District of Columbia

(202) 671-SAFE (7233)
District of Columbia Child and Family Services Agency:
http://cfsa.dc.gov/DC/CFSA

 

Florida

(800) 96-ABUSE (962-2873)
Florida Department of Children and Families:
http://www.dcf.state.fl.us/programs/abuse/

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Georgia

For individual county hotlines visit the Georgia Department of Human Resources Division of Family & Children Services:
http://dfcs.dhr.georgia.gov/

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Hawaii

(808) 832-5300
Hawaii Child Welfare Services:
http://hawaii.gov/dhs

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Idaho

For individual county hotlines visit Idaho Department of Health and Welfare:
http://healthandwelfare.idaho.gov/

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Illinois

(800) 25-ABUSE (252-2873)
Illinois Department of Children & Family Services:
http://www.state.il.us/dcfs/child/index.shtml

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Indiana

(800) 800-5556
Indiana Department of Child Services:
http://www.in.gov/dcs/2398.htm

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Iowa

(800) 362-2178
Iowa Dept of Human Services:
http://pediatrics.about.com/

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Kansas

(800) 922-5330
Kansas Child Protective Services:
http://www.srskansas.org/services/child_protective_services.htm

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Kentucky

(800) 752-6200
Kentucky Child Safety Branch:
http://chfs.ky.gov/dcbs/dpp/childsafety.htm

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Louisiana

For individual county hotlines visit the Louisiana Department of Social Services:
http://www.dss.state.la.us/index.cfm?md=pagebuilder&tmp=home&pid=109

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Maine

(800) 452-1999
Maine Child and Family Services:
http://www.maine.gov/dhhs/ocfs/abuse.htm

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Maryland

For individual county hotlines visit the Maryland Child Protective Services:
http://www.dhr.state.md.us/cps/report.php

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Massachusetts

(800) 792-5200
Massachusetts Department of Health and Human Services:
http://www.mass.gov/

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Michigan

(800) 942-4357
Michigan Children’s Protective Services:
http://www.michigan.gov/dhs/0,1607,7-124-5452_7119—,00.html

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Minnesota

For individual county hotlines visit the Minnesota Department of Human Services:
http://www.dhs.state.mn.us/

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Mississippi

(800) 222-8000
Mississippi Child Protective Services:
http://www.mdhs.state.ms.us/fcs_prot.html

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Missouri

(800) 392-3738
Missouri Department of Social Services:
http://www.dss.mo.gov/cd/rptcan.htm

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Montana
(866) 820-KIDS (5437)
Montana Child & Family Services:
http://www.dphhs.mt.gov/cfsd/index.shtml

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Nebraska

(800) 652-1999
Nebraska Department of Health & Human Services:
http://www.hhs.state.ne.us/cha/chaindex.htm

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Nevada

(800) 992-5757
Nevada Division of Child and Family Services:
http://dcfs.state.nv.us/DCFS_ReportSuspectedChildAbuse.htm

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New Hampshire

(800) 894-5533
New Hampshire Bureau of Child Protection:
http://www.dhhs.state.nh.us/DHHS/BCP/default.htm

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New Jersey

(877) NJ ABUSE (652-2873)
New Jersey Department of Children and Families:
http://www.state.nj.us/dcf/abuse/how/

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New Mexico

(800) 797-3260
New Mexico Children, Youth & Families:
http://www.cyfd.org/node/26

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New York

(800) 342-3720
(518) 474-8740
New York State Office of Children and Family Services:
http://www.ocfs.state.ny.us/main/cps/

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Long Island:
Nassau County Department of Social Services:
http://www.nassaucountyny.gov/agencies/dss/cps/index.html

Suffolk County Department of Social Services:
http://www.co.suffolk.ny.us

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North Carolina

For individual county hotlines visit the North Carolina Child Protective Services:
http://www.dhhs.state.nc.us/dss/cps/index.htm

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North Dakota

For individual county hotlines visit the North Dakota Child Protection Program:
http://www.nd.gov/dhs/locations/countysocialserv/index.html

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Ohio

For individual county hotlines visit the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services:
http://jfs.ohio.gov/ocf/reportchildabuseandneglect.stm

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Oklahoma

(800) 522-3511
Oklahoma Child Protective Services:
http://www.okdhs.org/programsandservices/cps/default.htm

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Oregon

For individual county hotlines visit the Oregon Department of Human Services:
http://www.oregon.gov/DHS/children/abuse/cps/cw_branches.shtml

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Pennsylvania

(800) 932-0313
Pennsylvania Department of Public Welfare:
http://www.dpw.state.pa.us/ServicesPrograms/ChildWelfare/003671030.htm

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Puerto Rico

(800) 981-8333
Administracion de Familias y Ninos:
http://www.gobierno.pr/GPRPortal/StandAlone/AgencyInformation.aspx?Filter=177

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Rhode Island

(800) RI-CHILD (742-4453)
Rhode Island Child Protective Services:
http://www.dcyf.ri.gov/child_welfare/index.php

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South Carolina

For individual county hotlines visit the South Carolina Department of Social Services:
https://dss.sc.gov/content/customers/protection/cps/index.aspx

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South Dakota

For individual county hotlines visit the South Dakota Department of Social Services: http://pediatrics.about.com/

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Tennessee

(877) 237-0004
Tennessee Department of Children’s Services:
http://state.tn.us/youth/childsafety.htm

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Texas

(800) 252-5400
Texas Department of Family and Protective Services:
https://www.dfps.state.tx.us/Contact_Us/report_abuse.asp

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Utah

(800) 678-9399
Utah Department of Human Services: http://www.dcfs.utah.gov/can_investigation.htm

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Vermont

(800) 649-5285
Vermont Department for Children and Families:
http://dcf.vermont.gov/fsd/reporting_child_abuse

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Virginia

(800) 552-7096
Virginia Department of Social Services: http://www.dss.virginia.gov/family/cps/index.html

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Washington

(866) END-HARM (363-4276)
Washington Department of Social and Health Services:
http://www.dshs.wa.gov/ca/safety/abuseReport.asp

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West Virginia

(800) 352-6513
West Virginia Bureau for Children and Families: http://www.wvdhhr.org/bcf/children_adult/cps/report.asp

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Wisconsin

For individual county hotlines visit the Wisconsin Department of Children & Families: http://pediatrics.about.com/

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Wyoming

For individual county hotlines visit the Wyoming Department of Family Services:
http://dfsweb.state.wy.us/dfs/contact.html