HOTLINE for CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT
Call 216-696-KIDS (5437)
Child Abuse and Neglect
- Physical abuse and neglect
- Young children home alone
- Sexual abuse
- Suspicious child deaths
- Domestic violence in the home with child present
Teen/Parent Crisis
- Risk of Harm to Self or Others – Contact Mobile Crisis Child Response Team: (216) 623-6888
- Youth committed a delinquent or criminal act – Contact Detention Center: (216) 443-8400
- Parents unable or unwilling to care for child – Work with family, friends, neighbors to locate a safe, temporary option. Perhaps a cooling off period.
Before You Drive to DCFS
OPTIONS: Explore options with family.
PLAN: Initiate a plan with a safe adult for at least 24 hours.
INFORM: Tell the family what a JR6 entails including CCDCFS custody, investigation, possible neglect complaint, and court involvement.
CONTACT DCFS Supervisor at (216) 881-5848 BEFORE initiating JR6 or transport to Jane Edna Hunter Building.
Resources for Police and Families
(216) 881-5848
Access to The Centers & Providence House for short-term emergency childcare for children in DCFS custody
(216) 391-HELP (4357)
Assess and offer shelter to battered women
(216) 443-7345
Services for victims and witnesses of crime
(216) 619-6192
24/7 Hotline for crisis counseling and assistance
(216) 623-6888
24/7 Crisis and psychiatric services
(216) 459-9827
Low-risk misdemeanors, mental and behavioral health needs
(216) 941-0063
24/7 Emergency teen shelter
(216) 570-8010
24/7 Homeless and missing youth hotline
211 or (216) 436-2000
United Way Social service resources
(216) 420-6700
Adult protective services for abuse, neglect & exploitation