State Child Abuse Reporting Numbers

To report a case of child abuse or neglect outside of New York State, call the National Child Abuse Hotline at 800-4-A-CHILD.

You may also contact individual State hotlines, where available, as listed below. Please note: not every State has a hotline, those that do may not operate 24- hours a day, and some toll free numbers may only be accessible within that particular State. When in doubt, call 800-4-A-CHILD.

CAPS makes every effort to assure the accuracy of this information. If you find a number is in error, please email speaktocaps@optonline.net to alert us, and call the National Child Abuse Hotline, 800-4-A-CHILD, for assistance.

Alabama
334-242-9500

Alaska
800-478-4444

Arizona
888-SOS-CHILD

Arkansas
800-482-5964

California
Call 800-4-A-CHILD for assistance

Colorado
Call 800-4-A-CHILD for assistance

Connecticut
800-842-2288

Delaware
800-292-9582
302-577-6550

District of Columbia
877-671-SAFE
202-671-7233

Florida
800-96-ABUSE

Georgia
Call 800-4-A-CHILD for assistance

Hawaii
800-832-5300 (Oahu)
others call 800-4-A-CHILD for assistance

Idaho
800-926-2588

Illinois
800-252-2873
217-785-4020
217-782-6533 (after hours)

Indiana
800-800-5556
317-542-7002

Iowa
800-362-2178
515-281-3240

Kansas
800-922-5330
785-296-0044

Kentucky
800-752-6200
502-595-4550

Louisiana
225-342-6832

Maine
800-452-1999
207-287-2983

Maryland
800-332-6347

Massachusetts
800-792-5200
617-232-4882

Michigan
800-942-4357
517-373-3572

Minnesota
651-291-0211

Mississippi
800-222-8000
601-359-4991

Missouri
800-392-3738
573-751-3448

Montana
866-820-KIDS
406-444-5900

Nebraska
800-652-1999
402-595-1324

Nevada
800-992-5757
775-684-4400

New Hampshire
800-894-5533
800-852-3388 (after hours)
603-271-6556

New Jersey
800-792-8610

New Mexico
800-797-3260
505-841-6100

New York
800-342-3720
518-474-8740

North Carolina
Call 800-4-A-CHILD for assistance

North Dakota
800-245-3736
701-328-2316

Ohio
Call 800-4-A-CHILD for assistance

Oklahoma
800-522-3511

Oregon
800-854-3508, ext. 2402
503-378-6704

Pennsylvania
800-932-0313
717-783-8744

Rhode Island
800-RI-CHILD

South Carolina
803-898-7318

South Dakota
605-773-3227

Tennessee
877-237-0004

Texas
800-252-5400

Utah
800-678-9399

Vermont
800-649-5285
802-863-7533 (after hours)

Virginia
800-552-7096
804-786-8536

Washington
866-END-HARM

West Virginia
800-352-6513

Wisconsin
608-266-3036

Wyoming
800-457-3659