How to Report Suspected Child Maltreatment

If you suspect a child is being maltreated, or if you are a child who is being maltreated, call the Childhelp USA National Child Abuse Hotline at 1-800-4-A-CHILD (1-800-422-4453; TDD 1-800-2-A-CHILD).

This hotline is available 24 hours a day, seven days a week. The Hotline can tell you where to file your report and can help you make the report.

For information on what to expect when you call, go to http://www.childhelpusa.org/report_expect.htm. For a list of States' toll-free telephone numbers for reporting suspected child abuse, visit http://www.childhelpusa.org/report_local.htm or call the Clearinghouse at 800-FYI-3366.

The home page for Child Help USA is: http://www.childhelpusa.org/index.htm