Get Help

Let's face it, kids can try every last nerve in your carcass. There are days that even the most gentle and patient parent feels like duct taping their precious little snowflake into a drawer. If you're feeling overwhelmed or on the verge of doing bodily harm, or know someone who is, call these people for help:

Parents Anonymous, Inc.

Phone: 909-621-6184
FAX: 909-625-6304

www.parentsanonymous.org

If you're being abused, or you know someone who is being abused, contact any of these resources for help NOW:

National Child Abuse Hotline: Childhelp USA®

1-800-4-A-CHILD
24 Hours a Day www.childhelp.org

Child Abuse National Hotline

1-800-422-4453

National Youth Crisis Hotline
National Youth Development
1-800-442-HOPE (1-800-442-4673)

National Runaway Switchboard
This hot-line is a referral service for children in crisis.
1-800-786-2929

We check and update these phone numbers monthly:

State-by-State Listings:

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

State	Organization	Phone
Alabama	Dept. of Human Resources	334 242-9500 call 911 after office hours
Alaska	24-hr hotline:	800 478-4444 (in-state)
Arizona	Phoenix hotline:	888-767-2445
Arkansas	Dept. of Human Services	800 482-5964
California	Dept. of Social Services Office of Child Protective Services	213-639-4500 800-540-4000 (in-state) call per county http://www.dss.cahwnet.gov/cdssweb/PG20.htm
Colorado	Denver County: 24 hr. hotline	303 866 5932
Connecticut	Reporting 24 hrs:	800 842 2288
Delaware	Reporting 24 hrs in-state:	800 292-9582
District of Columbia	Report child abuse & neglect	202-671-7233
Florida	Abuse Registry	800 962-2873
Georgia	Abuse Reporting Hotline:	855-GA-CHILD (422-4453) Georgia Dept. of Human Services
Hawaii	Dept. of Human Services 24hr hotline:	808 832-5300
Idaho	Idaho CareLine	2-1-1 800 926 2588
Illinois	In-State Parents under stress and Reporting 24 hrs:	800 252-2873 (in-state) 217 524 2606
Indiana	Reporting:	800 800 5556 800 457 8283 (state info) http://www.in.gov/dcs/2372.htm
Iowa	In-state hotline:	800 362-2178
Kansas	Reporting 24 hr hotline:	800 922-5330
Kentucky	Child Protection Hotline	1-877-KYSAFE1 1-877-597-2331 (toll free)
Louisiana	24 hr hotline:	855-4LA-KIDS
Maine	Reporting 24 hrs:	800 452-1999
Maryland	County office of Dept. of Human Resources: Child Protective Services.	800-332-6347 http://www.dhr.state.md.us/cps/report.htm
Massachusetts	24 hr hotline:	800 792-5200
Michigan	24 hr. hotline:	800 942-4357
Minnesota	Reporting Hotline	651-431-4400 MN Dept. of Human Services
Mississippi	24 hr hotline:	800 222-8000
Missouri	Reporting:	800 392-3738 573-751 3448 (out of state only)
Montana	24 hr. hotline:	866-820-KIDS (5437)
Nebraska	Reporting 24 hrs:	800-652 1999
Nevada	24 hr. hotline: (in-state only)	800 992-5757
New York	Reporting 24 hrs:	800 342-3720 518-474 8740
New Mexico	24 hr. hotline:	1-855-333-SAFE (7233) #SAFE from your cellphone
New Jersey	24 hr. hotline:	877-652-2873 http://www.state.nj.us/dcf/abuse/how
New Hampshire	In-state hotline:	800 894-5533
North Carolina	Report by individual county	http://www.ncdhhs.gov/dss/local/index.htm
North Dakota	Reporting: County Social Services or:	701-222-6622 http://www.nd.gov/dhs/services/childfamily/cps#reporting
Ohio	Dept. of Human Services Child Protective	614-229-7000 http://jfs.ohio.gov/county/cntydir.stm
Oklahoma	24 hr. hotline:	800 522-3511
Oregon	Report by individual county:	http://www.oregon.gov/DHS/children/abuse/cps/cw_branches.shtml
Pennsylvania	24 hr. hotline in-state:	800 932-0313 http://www.dpw.state.pa.us/forchildren/childwelfareservices/calltoreportchildabuse!/index.htm
Puerto Rico	24 hr. hotline: (in-state only)	800 981-8333
Rhode Island	24 hr. hotline:	800 742-4453
South Carolina	Report by individual county:	Local (toll) 803-898-7318 https://dss.sc.gov/content/about/counties/index.aspx
South Dakota	Child Protective Services	605 773-3227 http://dss.sd.gov/cps/protective/reporting.asp
Tennessee	Dept. of Human Services Child Protective Services	877-237-0004
Texas	24 hr. hotline:	800 252-5400 http://www.txabusehotline.org/Login/Default.aspx
Utah	Toll Free:	800-678-9399 http://www.hsdcfs.utah.gov
Vermont	Dept. of Social and Rehabilitation Services	800 649-5285 After Hours: 800-649-5285 http://www.dcf.state.vt.us/fsd/reporting_child_abuse
Virginia	24 hr. in state hotline:	804 786-8536 800 552-7096
Washington	24 hr. hotline:	800 562-5624
West Virginia	24 hr. hotline: Report by County Health Dept:	800 352-6513 www.wvdhhr.org/bcf/county
Wisconsin	Dept. of Health and Social Services	http://dcf.wisconsin.gov/children/CPS/cpswimap.HTM
Wyoming	In-State Reporting:	http://dfsweb.state.wy.us/protective-services/cps/index.html

This page is updated once a month to confirm that every number is accurate and still works. Last updated on 2/15/2012. If you find that any of these numbers do not work, please contact us at 608-237-7220 or info@rainbirdfoundation.org

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