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You are in section: Table of Contents Preface Acknowledgments 1 - Purpose and Overview 2 - The Court System And Child Protection 3 - The Interplay Between Child Maltreatment… 4 - The Juvenile Court Process 5 - The Criminal Court Process 6 - Domestic Relations Cases and Other… 7 - Going to Court 8 - Working with the Courts 9 - Court Improvement and Best Practices Endnotes Appendix A - Glossary of Terms Appendix B - Resource Listings Appendix C - State Telephone Numbers… Appendix D - Guidelines for Child Protective… Appendix E - Legal and Judicial Issues Suggested…

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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=11-11172.

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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You are in section: Table of Contents Preface Acknowledgments 1 - Purpose and Overview 2 - The Court System And Child Protection 3 - The Interplay Between Child Maltreatment… 4 - The Juvenile Court Process 5 - The Criminal Court Process 6 - Domestic Relations Cases and Other… 7 - Going to Court 8 - Working with the Courts 9 - Court Improvement and Best Practices Endnotes Appendix A - Glossary of Terms Appendix B - Resource Listings Appendix C - State Telephone Numbers… Appendix D - Guidelines for Child Protective… Appendix E - Legal and Judicial Issues Suggested…

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