PLEASE NOTE! Child abuse cannot be reported here!  This site is for educational purposes; we are an informational portal only to provide resources to obtain help. Please scroll down to find the appropriate child abuse reporting number categorized by states! You do not have to be afraid anyone will find out who made the report because you can report abuse and neglect anonymously.

If you are being abused please contact your local authorities or call 1-800-4-A-CHILD (1-800-422-4453). Suspected abuse MUST be reported immediately according to the law. Failure to report suspected child abuse is a crime! 

Reporting Child Abuse

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For information on how to report child abuse in your state, click on your state from the list below, or scroll down to find your state & child abuse reporting hotline number. For most states, we provide the name of the responsible state agency, the corresponding state statutes, plus agency websites and phone numbers as available.  (READ MORE HERE)

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(SEE FULL LIST OF CHILD ABUSE HOTLINE PHONE NUMBERS BELOW)

WHAT TO DO IF A CHILD IS BEING ABUSED

What is child abuse?
Although there are many formal and acceptable definitions of child abuse, the following is offered as a guide for information on child abuse and neglect.

Child abuse consists of any act of commission or omission that endangers or impairs a child’s physical or emotional health and development. Child abuse includes any damage done to a child which cannot be reasonably explained and which is often represented by an injury or series of injuries appearing to be non-accidental in nature.

What do I do if I think someone is abusing a child?

• DO NOT
  •   Investigate
  •   Ask leading questions
  •   Make promises
  •   Notify the parents or the caretaker
• DO
  •   Provide a safe environment (be comforting, welcoming, and a good listener).
  •   Tell the child it was not his/her fault
  •    Listen carefully
  •    Document the child’s exact quotes
  •    Be supportive, not judgmental
  •    Know your limits
  •    Tell the truth and make no promises
  •    Ask ONLY four questions
  •    What happened?
  •    Who did this to you?
  •    Where were you when this happened?
  •    When did this happen?
  •    Asking any additional questions may contaminate a case!
• Report it!
  •    Call your local law enforcement agency
  •    Call your local Child Protective Services Agency
  •    Call the 24-Hour Childhelp® National Child Abuse Hotline

What if a child tells me about abuse?

1. Remain calm and refrain from expressing shock.
2. Listen attentively to what the child has to say, but do not solicit details or ask probing questions. It is very important for the professionals to talk to the child and obtain the details of the alleged abuse in the child’s own words.
3. Speak softly, using simple words and sentences. Use the child’s vocabulary.
4. Tell the child that you believe him/her and that they did the right thing by telling.
5. Let the child know that what happened was not the child’s fault, no matter what. Tell the child that he/she did nothing to cause it to happen.
6. Be careful about overly criticizing the offender. The child might care about that person and only wants the abuse to stop. It might be helpful to explain that the person needs help because what he/she did is “not okay.”
7. Let the child know that you plan to call some people who will try to help.

1. A Department of Human Services (DHS) supervisor screens the report of child abuse to determine whether the allegation meets the statutory definition of abuse and neglect and whether the report falls within DHS’ responsibility.DHS is mandated to investigate allegations of abuse perpetrated by a caretaker. If the alleged abuse is someone other than a caretaker, DHS is required to forward the report to law enforcement.
2. Next, DHS assigns a child welfare worker who will begin the investigation as soon as possible. If the case involves possible criminal acts, the DHS investigator will contact the appropriate law enforcement agency. DHS and law enforcement will make every attempt to conduct a joint investigation.
3. The investigators who are assigned to the case may choose to utilize CAN’s services at the Justice Center. The Child Abuse Network brings together medical, mental health, investigative and legal professionals from multiple agencies to determine whether child abuse has occurred. CAN’s centralized approach is designed to provide more efficient, accurate and less traumatic investigation of child abuse.
4. After the child leaves the Justice Center, the investigators will continue their investigations.
5. When the investigation is completed, the investigators submit their findings and recommendations to the District Attorney’s Office. The DHS child welfare caseworker will submit his/her report to the Juvenile Division of the District Attorney’s Office and the detective will submit his/her report to the Criminal Division of the District Attorney’s Office.

State law requires EVERY PERSON who has reason to believe that a child under 18 is a victim of abuse to report the suspicion of abuse immediately to the Department of Human Services (DHS).

Child Protective Services hasn’t done anything — Why?
Child Protective Services (CPS) is a program mandated by individual states for the protection of children who are alleged to be abused or neglected.  The function of this program is to screen and investigate allegations, perform assessments of the children’s safety and risk of harm, and evaluate the conditions that support or refute the allegations and need for intervention.  The program may provide stabilization services for families to reduce risk factors. CPS does not necessarily remove a child in all allegations. Many allegations do not result in intervention.  For example, in 2005, an estimated 3.6 million children received a CPS investigation; however only 899,000 were substantiated cases. For more information, contact your local Child Protective Services (or) the 24-Hour Childhelp_® National Child Abuse Hotline

STEPS TO TAKE IF CPS WON’T HELP AN ABUSED CHILD

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Age-appropriate guidelines for children to be left home alone

Child neglect reports alleging inadequate supervision may be accepted for a child protection response, including:

• children age 7 and younger who are left alone for any period of time;
• children ages 8-10 who are left alone for more than three hours;
• children ages 11-13 who are left alone for more than 12 hours;
• children ages 14-15 who are left alone for more than 24 hours;
• children ages 16-17 may be left alone for more than 24 hours with a plan in place concerning how to respond to an emergency.

Neglect reports alleging inadequate child care arrangements may be accepted for a child protection response according to the following guidelines:

• children younger than age 11 should not provide child care (babysitting);
• children ages 11-15 who are placed in a child care role are subject to the same time restrictions of being left alone as listed above;
• children ages 16-17 may be left alone for more than 24 hours with adequate adult back-up supervision.

These supervision guidelines are provided as a basic framework only. Each case is evaluated individually based on age and the ability of the child to respond appropriately in both routine and emergency situations.

 

Other Reporting

Each State has a system to receive and respond to reports of possible child abuse and neglect. Professionals and concerned citizens can call statewide hotlines, local child protective services, or law enforcement agencies to share their concerns.

• How to report suspected child maltreatment
• Mandated reporting
• Related resources

SOURCE: http://www.childwelfare.gov/responding/reporting.cfm
RESOURCES & HOTLINE NUMBERS:

How to Report Violations of:

Child Custody and Visitation

Child Pornography

Child Sexual Abuse

Child Support Enforcement

Extraterritorial Sexual Exploitation of Children

International Parental Kidnapping

Obscenity

Prostitution of Children

Sex Offender Registration

CHILD ABUSE:
Childhelp®
Phone: 800.4.A.CHILD (800.422.4453)
Who They Help: Child abuse victims, parents, concerned individuals

CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE
Stop It Now!
Phone: 888.PREVENT (888.773.8368)
Who They Help: Child sexual abuse victims, parents, offenders, concerned individuals

CHILD PORNOGRAPHY
CyberTipline – NCMEC
Phone: 800-843-5678
To report an incident involving the production, possession, distribution, or receipt of child pornography

FAMILY VIOLENCE
National Domestic Violence Hotline
Phone: 800.799.  SAFE (800.799.7233)
Who They Help: Children, parents, friends, offenders

MISSING/ABDUCTED CHILDREN
Child Find of America
Phone: 800.I.AM.LOST (800.426.5678)
Who They Help: Parents reporting lost or abducted children

CHILD FIND OF AMERICA—MEDIATION
Phone: 800.A.WAY.OUT (800.292.9688)
Who They Help: Parents (abduction, prevention, child custody issues)

NATIONAL CENTER FOR MISSING & EXPLOITED CHILDREN
Phone: 800.THE.LOST (800.843.5678)
Who They Help: Families and professionals (social services, law enforcement)

RAPE/INCEST
Rape and Incest National Network
Phone: 800.656.HOPE; Ext. 1 (800.656.4673; Ext. 1)
Who They Help: Rape and incest victims, media, policy makers, concerned individuals

YOUTH IN TROUBLE/RUNAWAYS
National Runaway Switchboard
Phone: 800.786.2929 (800.RUNAWAY)
Who They Help: Runaway and homeless youth, families

CRIME VICTIMS
National Center for Victims of Crime
Phone: 800.FYI.CALL (800.394.2255)
Who They Help: Families, communities, and individuals harmed by crime

INTERNATIONAL CHILD ABUSE HELPLINES & WEBSITES

My Child has Run Away from Home: A Resource Booklet for Parents

Runaways and Drug Abuse: 15 Ways to Reach Out and Make a Difference

How to Discipline a Runaway Child & Consequences

Alone without a Home: A State-by-State Review of Laws Affecting Unaccompanied Youth

The National Network for Youth

 

U.S. STATE CHILD ABUSE HOTLINE NUMBERS:

Alaska – 800-478-4444 (in state, 24 hours)

Alabama Dept. of Human Resources 334 242-9500

Arizona – 888-767-2445 (nationwide, 24 hours)

Arkansas – 800-482-5964 (nationwide, 24 hours)

California – 916-445-2771–report by county

Colorado – 303-727-3000 (in state, 24 hours)

Connecticut – 800-842-2288 (nationwide)

Delaware – 800-292-9582 (in state, 24 hours)

302-577-6550 (out of state, 24 hours)

District of Columbia – 877-671-SAFE (877-671-7233)

Florida – 800-962-2873 (nationwide, 24 hours)

Georgia – 404-657-3408–report by county

Hawaii – 808-832-5300 (24 hours)

808-832-5300 (Oahu, 24 hours)

Idaho – For info and referral to regional office: 208-334-0808

Illinois – 800-252-2873 (in state, 24 hours)

217-785-4010 (out of state, 8AM-5PM)

Indiana – 800-562-2407–report by county

Iowa – 800-362-2178 (nationwide, 24 hours)

Kansas – 800-922-5330 (in state, 24 hours)

785-296-0044 (out of state)

Kentucky – 800-752-6200 (in state, 24 hours)

502-595-4550 (out of state, 24 hours)

Louisiana – 504 925-4571 (in state, 24 hours)

225-342-6832 (out of state, during business hours)

Maine – 800-452-1999 (nationwide, 24 hours)

Maryland – 800-332-6347 (nationwide, 8AM-5PM)

Massachusetts – 617-566-0858 (out of state, 24-hours)

800-792-5200 (in state, 24 hours)

Michigan – 1-855-444-3911 (in state, 24 hours)

Minnesota – report by county

Mississippi – 800-222-8000 (in state, 24 hours)

601-359-4991 (out of state, 24 hours)

Missouri – 800-392-3738 (in state, 24 hours)

573-751-3448 (out of state, 24 hours)

Montana – 866-820-5437 or 800-332-6100 (nationwide, 24 hours)

Nebraska – 800-652-1999 or 800-471-5128 (in state, 24 hours)

402-595-1324 (out of state, 24 hours)

Nevada – 800-992-5757 (in state, 24 hours)

775-684-4400 (out of state, during business hours)

New Hampshire – 800-894-5533 (in state)

800-852-3388 (in state, after hours)

603-271-6563 (out of state)

603-225-9000 (out of state, after hours)

New Jersey – 800-792-8610 (nationwide, 24 hours)

New Mexico – 800-797-3260 or 800-432-2075 (nationwide, 24 hours)

New York – 800-342-3720 (in state, 24 hours)

518-474-8740 (out of state, 24 hours)

North Carolina – 800-662-7030 (in state, 24 hours)

North Dakota – 701-328-2316 (out of state, 8AM – 5PM)

800-245-3736 (in state, 8AM – 5PM)

Ohio – Dept. of Human Services Child Protective 614-466-0995

Oklahoma – 800-522-3511 (in state, 24 hours)

out of state, report by county

Oregon – 800-854-3508 (nationwide, 8AM – 5PM)

Pennsylvania – 800-932-0313 (in state, 24 hours)

717-783-8744 (out of state, 24 hours)

Puerto Rico – 800-981-8333 (24 hr. hotline)

Rhode Island – 800-RI-CHILD ( 800-742-4453) (nationwide, 24 hours)

South Carolina – report by county (in state)

803-898-7318 (out of state, 8AM – 5PM)

South Dakota – 605-773-3227 (nationwide, 8AM-5PM)

Tennessee – 877-237-0004 (nationwide, 24 hours)

Texas – 800-252-5400 (in state, 24 hours)

512-834-3784 (out of state, 24 hours)

Utah – 855-323-DCFS (3237)

Vermont – Dept. of Social Services 802-241-2131–report by county

Virginia – 800-552-7096 (in state, 24 hours)

804-786-8536 (out of state, 24 hours)

Washington – 800-562-5624 (nationwide, 24 hours)

West Virginia – 800-352-6513 (nationwide, 24 hours)

Wisconsin – Dept. of Health and Social Services 608-266-3036–report by county

Wyoming In-State Reporting: 307-777-7922

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WORLDWIDE GLOBAL HOTLINE NUMBERS:

Country	Local Number	Alternative Number(s)	Organization	Notes
Albania	355 8 001 212		Ministry of Interior, in cooperation with IOM and UNODC
Albania	355 223 35 40		National Coordinator for Anti-Trafficking
Albania	355 0800 12 12		IOM and UNODC funding
Andorra	337 009		Andorra International Women Association
Andorra	560 345		Department of Health, Social Welfare and Family
Andorra	806 730		Department of Interior
Angola	244 925 906 225		IOM
Armenia	80080801		Hope and Help (NGO)	Operates two national hotline numbers by USG funding
Armenia	80050558		United Methodist Committee on Relief (UMCOR) (NGO)
Argentina	0800 999 2345		INADI	http://www.inadi.gov.ar/inadiweb/index.php
Austria	1 581 18 80		LEFÖ: Beratung, Bildung und Begleitung für Migrantinnen (Counseling, Education and Support for Migrant Women)	Number one NGO for TIP-related issues in Vienna
Austria	1 248 36 85 383		The Interior Ministry’s “Federal Crime Office” (Bundeskriminalamt)	24 Hour telephone service
Azerbaijan	562 21 12
Bahamas	1 242 328 0922		The Bahamas Crisis Centre	24 Hour domestic violence/sexual abuse hotline
Belarus	8 801 201 5555		Business Women’s Club (NGO)
Belarus	375 17 218 5264		Department for Citizenship and Migration under the Interior Ministry
Belarus	8 801 100 8 801		La Strada Belarus, operated by the Belarusian Association of Young Christian Women
Belize	0 800 922 8477		Crime Stoppers Line
Belgium	02 212 30 00		Center for Equal Opportunity and the Combat Against Racism	Vested with the authority to start litigation in TIP-related cases
Belgium	02 511 64 64		PAG-ASA	Brussels
Belgium	03 201 16 90		PAYOKE	Flanders (Antwerp)
Belgium	04 232 40 30		SURYA	Wallonia (Liege)
Bolivia	591 2 244 3515	591 765 50024	National TIPs Victims & Witness Protection Project -City of La Paz	Legal Advisory – relation to Shelters in the country
Bolivia	591 2 228 7063	591 715 25213	Bolivian National Police – Crime Investigation Office- TIPs Office – La Paz	Investigative and Operational Office – Business hours
Bolivia	591 2 282 9554	591 765 50057	Bolivian National Police – Crime Investigation Office- TIPs Office -El Alto	Investigative and Operational Office – Business hours
Bolivia	591 4 455 8452	591 722 27275	Bolivian National Police – Crime Investigation Office- TIPs Cochabamba	Investigative and Operational Office – Business hours
Bolivia	591 3 359 6218	591 763 40033	Bolivian National Police – Crime Investigation Office- TIPs Santa Cruz	Investigative and Operational Office – Business hours
Bosnia and Herzegovina	080 020 505	387 80 020 505 (international)	Crime Catchers Hotline	24 Hour anonymous crime reporting
Bosnia and Herzegovina	1261	061 209 603 (Domestic); 387 61 209 603 (international)	La Strada BiH (NGO)	National hotline
Brazil	100		The Special Secretariat of Human Rights National Hotline Service	Just for claims related to violence against children and adolescents
Brazil	180		Women Affairs Secretariat	Violence against women
Brazil	2025 9333	61 (Domestic); 55 61 (international)	Ministry of Justice	Number for TIP or National cases
Brunei	141	2380664 ext 1227	A helpline for victims (domestic/TIP/child) of abuse during working hours
Brunei	993		police (24/7)
Bulgaria	02 9817686		Animus Association, funded by Ministry of Labor and Social Policy	Hotline for victims of violence, including trafficking
Bulgaria	02 9394777		IOM	Hotline for Human Trafficking Victims
Bulgaria	8001910		State Child Protection Agency, funded by UNICEF and operated by Nadia Center Foundation (NGO)	Hotline for children victims of violence, including trafficking
Cambodia	023 997 919		Cambodian National Police Anti-Human Trafficking and Juvenile Protection Department	Official TIP hotline
Cambodia	023 218 653	023 990 544; 015 217 007	ADHOC (NGO)
Cambodia	023 884 123	012 888 840	AFESIP (NGO)
Cambodia	012 584 194		APLE (NGO)	NGO focuses specifically on catching/stopping Western pedophiles
Cambodia	023 987 158	023 993 055	CWCC (NGO)
Cambodia	023 220 626		Legal Support for Children and Women (LSCW) (NGO)	NGO – handles labor trafficking cases in particular
Cambodia	023 213 376	023 213 379	Legal Aid of Cambodia (NGO)
Cambodia	012 988 959	023 211 391	LICADHO (NGO)
Cambodia	023 214 517		Phnom Penh Ministry of Social Affairs District Office
Cambodia	023 212 894		Phnom Penh Ministry of Women’s Affairs District Office
Cambodia	017 382 877		SISHA (NGO)	24 Hour, Anti-trafficking NGO
Canada	613 993 2325 – Head Quarters		Human Trafficking National Coordination Center	Royal Canadian Mounted Police Immigration and Passport Program
Canada	613 998 1750 or 613 952 4200 – National Capital Region	800 387 0020 – Ontario Region (24 hours)	Human Trafficking National Coordination Center	Royal Canadian Mounted Police Immigration and Passport Program
Canada	514 939 8306 – Montreal, 866 227 2124 – Quebec Region (24 hours)	888 270 2266 – Atlantic Region (24 hours); 604 589 5306 – Pacific Region; 403 699 2680 – North West Region	Human Trafficking National Coordination Center	Royal Canadian Mounted Police Immigration and Passport Program
Canada	1 800 222 TIPS (8477)		Canadian Crime Stoppers Association	General anonymous crime hotline
China	010 8403 9250		Ministry of Public Security	To report human trafficking
China	12338		All China Women’s Federation	To report crimes against women, including trafficking
China	010 6381 3362	010 6385 9982; 010 6381 3995	All China Lawyers Association	To report violation of child labor laws
China	12355		Chinese Communist Youth League	For legal assistance for youth
Columbia	01 8000 52 20 20		Centro Operativo Anti-Trata (COAT)
Columbia	1 800 400 500		Fund Esperanza
Columbia	01 8000 91 90 32		Fundacion Esperanza (NGO)
Costa Rica	800 8000 645		OIJ, the Unit of Trafficking and Alien Smuggling
Costa Rica	911		Support from Ricky Martin Foundations’ Call and Live Campaign
Cote d’Ivoire	225 80 08 00 80		Bureau International Catholique de l’Enfance (BICE)	General number for reporting cases of abused or vulnerable children. Has received reports of trafficked children in the past.
Croatia	0800 77 99		PETRA (NGO network)
Cyprus	157		Ministry of Health	For Turkish Cypriot-administered area; speak Turkish and Russian
Cyprus	1460		Republic of Cyprus Police	24 Hour “Citizen’s Line” for crime victims; covers gov’t controlled portion of island
Czech Republic	420 251 51 13 13		Bily kruh bezpeci (White Circle of Safety) (NGO)	DONA Line (domestic violence)
Czech Republic	420 257 317 110		Bily kruh bezpeci (White Circle of Safety) (NGO)
Czech Republic	420 737 234 078		Caritas operates Magdala (NGO)
Czech Republic	420 605 988 566		Government hotline number
Czech Republic	420 222 717 171		La Strada (NGO)	SOS hotline
Denmark	3323 4052		REDEN (NGO)
Denmark	116
Dominican Republic	809 684 9127		Centro de Orientación e Investigación Integral (COIN), (NGO)
Dominican Republic	1 809 200 7393		Linea Dobla Click Internet Sano	Hotline sponsored by INDOTEL (Dominican Institute for Telecommunications)
Ecuador	101		National police hotline
Ecuador		3280895	Special police unit to combat trafficking in persons
Ecuador		2253948	IOM’s offices in Quito
Egypt	16000		National Council for Childhood and Motherhood	Non-TIP line for assistance to children
El Salvador	911		Support from Ricky Martin Foundations’ Call and Live Campaign
Estonia	372 6607 320		Living for Tomorrow (NGO), supported by the Estonian Ministry of Social Affairs
Ethiopia	919		Forum on Street Children Ethiopia (FSCE)’s Nazareth Child Protection Unit	This line can only be reached from telephone lines in Nazareth town.
Ethiopia	011 551 1673		IOM	Limited counseling and referral services
Fiji	679 3313 300		Fiji Women’s Crisis Centre
Fiji	331 2672		Immigration Department
Finland	071 876 3170 (within Finland)	358 71 876 3170 (outside of Finland)
Finland	358 9 612 3232		Emergency center for victims of crime in Finland
Finland	112		Finnish Police	National Emergency Number
Finland	358 9 692 23 04		MONIKA-Multicultural Women’s Association & Women’s Resource Center
Finland	358 0 9 7262 877		Prostitute Counseling Centre and Meritähti-Seastar project
Finland	358 9 50 363 7872		The Rape Crisis Centre in Tukinainen
France	33 08 250 099 07		Ac.Sé (NGO network)
France	33 08 842 846 37		Government of France (Ministry of Justice)	Victim hotline (not just TIP victims)
Gabon	241 77 00 99		Inter-Ministerial Committee on Child Trafficking
Georgia	822 300807	405111	General Prosecutor’s Office
Georgia	822 995076 (Tbilisi)	8882 2233622 (Batumi); 8231 14585 (Kutaisi)	Georgian Young Lawyers’ Association
Georgia	822 913461 (Tbilisi)	823 144 443 (Kutaisi); 825 322 183 (Gurjaani)	IOM
Georgia	822 300807		Ministry of Internal Affairs of Georgia
Georgia	229	822 382903 (Tbilisi)	State Fund for protection and support of TIP victims
Georgia	888222 77042 (Batumi)		Tanadgoma (NGO)
Greece	1056		A Child’s Smile	S.O.S
Greece	210 7786 800		European Women’s Network (ENOW)	S.O.S. Hotline
Greece	197		National Center for Emergency Social Assistance, operated by the Ministry of Health and Social Services
Guatemala	1552		General Directorate for Consular and Immigration Affairs	Call Center for domestic violence and TIP
Guatemala	110		National Civil Police (PNC)	Nationwide emergency hotline
Guyana	592 227 4082		Government hotline
Guyana	592 227 3454		Help & Shelter (NGO)
Honduras	504 222 3938		Casa Alianza (NGO refuge center)	Not a dedicated TIP line
Honduras	504 237 0678		National Police / Co-president of InterInstitutional Committee on Sexual Exploitation of Children
Honduras	504 235 9396		Public Prosecutor for Organized Crime
Hong Kong	0 2770 1002		Action for REACH OUT
Hong Kong	2343 2255		Hong Kong Police
Hungary	06 80 20 55 20		Institute for Social Policy and Labour	National Crisis Telephone Information Service (OKIT)
India	1098		Childline	24 Hour, operates in 83 cities, Children’s Emergency Outreach Service
Indonesia	0 21 8779 1818		National Commission for Child Protection (Komisi National Perlindungan Anak)
Ireland	1 836 0292		Ruhama (NGO)
Ireland	21 450 5577		Sexual Violence Centre Cork (NGO)
Italy	800290290		Ministry of Equal Opportunity in cooperation with NGOs	24 Hour hotline for victims of trafficking for sexual and labor exploitation; assistance available in Italian, English, Spanish, Romanian, Russian, Bulgarian, Serbo-Croatian, and Arabic.
Japan	110		Police
Japan	03 3368 8855	045 914 7008	Help (NGO Human Trafficking Women Support Center)	The line is not linked to the organization, to protect it and women
Japan	045 914 7008		House for Women Saalaa	The line is not linked to the organization, to protect it and women
Japan	03 (3595) 2487		IOM Japan
Japan	0120 879 871 (Japanese, English)	0120 879 875 (Korean)	Polaris Project Japan	Chat Room Hotline: Soudan@PolarisProject.jp
Kazakhstan	8000 800 015		IOM	Will take calls for all IOM related issues, including TIP; there are 21 other hotlines operated by local NGOs
Kenya	020 240000	0721 228 989	Kenya Police TIP officer	This number is the general line to the national headquarters of the Kenya Police. Callers must ask for the Gender Desk, and then can be connected to an officer that works on TIP cases.
Kenya	116 (local)	020 203 4498; 0732 263 554; 0724 555 251	Child Line Kenya (NGO) in conjunction with the GOK Ministry of Gender and Children’s’ Affairs	This number is primarily used to report abuse of children and for minors in distress, but is also used for reporting suspected trafficking in persons cases.
Kosovo	044 08 090	4498, 0732 263554	The Ministry of Justice Victims Advocacy and Assistance Unit	Kosovo Albanian majority areas hotline
Kosovo	99 377 44 08 090	00 377 44 08 090	The Ministry of Justice Victims Advocacy and Assistance Unit	Kosovo Serb enclaves
Kyrgyzstan	104
Latvia	371 6789 8343	371 2915 3221	Shelter Association Safe Home	Latvian NGO providing assistance and rehabilitation services to TIP victims
Latvia	116 111		EU helpline for children
Latvia	8000 6008 (within Latvia)	371 8000 6008 (outside of Latvia)	Inspection for Protection of the Rights of the Child of the Latvian Ministry for Family and Children Affairs	Hours of Operation: Monday – Friday 8 a.m. to 11 p.m.; Saturdays 8 a.m. to 10 p.m.; Sundays 10 a.m. to 10 p.m.
Lithuania	370 5 248 3373		Missing Persons Families Support Centre (anti-trafficking NGO)	phone/fax
Lithuania	370 5 248 3353		Missing Persons Families Support Centre (anti-trafficking NGO)	phone/fax
Lithuania	8 800 261 161		Missing Persons Families Support Centre (anti-trafficking NGO)	within Lithuania only
Laos	856 20 5819 733	856 20 2472 440	AFESIP (NGO operated, 24/7 hotline and shelter)
Laos	856 21 771302	856 21 771303	Lao-Women consulting center	office hours only
Laos	856 21 262609		ATD	office hours only
Laos	856 21 251128		Tourist Police Department	office hours only
Macau	2888 9922		General Women’s Association
Macau	2888 9911		Judiciary Police
Macedonia	070 141 700		National Council of Women in Macedonia (SOZHM)	Supported by government funding
Macedonia	0800 11111		Open Gate-La Strada
Madagascar	805		UNICEF, staffed by the Morals and Minors Brigade of the National Police	For any kind of child abuse, including trafficking
Malawi	265 0 1 830 021	265 0 1 830 010	Eye of the Child	Eye of the Child is an NGO that works in the field of child trafficking
Malaysia	03 2697 3671	012 3350512 & 0192456933	Tenaganita (NGO), in cooperation with the police	Domestic workers abuse hotline
Malaysia	03 7956 3488		Women’s Aid Organization (WAO)
Malta	179 (toll free)		APPOGG (Government of Malta’s national social welfare agency)
Mexico	01800-TRATA	01800 87282	Instituto Nacional de Migracion (INM)
Mexico	18009112511		Instituto Nacional de la Mujeres	Not specifically related to TIP but rather general complaints of violence and exploitation of women
Mexico	01800 440 3690		PFP (Preventative Federal Police)
Mexico	5346 0000 5901	5346 1540	PGR
Mexico	04455 2702 0077	04455 2702 3578	Comision Nacional de los derechos humanos (CNDH)	Trata des personas
Mexico	01800 0210 343		Procuraduria General de la Republica	Prostitution and Child Pornography cases
Mexico	01 800 841 2020		Procuraduria Federal de la Defensa del Trabajo
Moldova	0 800 88888 (within Transnistrial region)	373 533 86030 (outside Transnistrial region)	Interaction (Transnistrian NGO)
Moldova	0 800 77777 (within Moldova)	373 22 23 33 09 (outside of Moldova)	La Strada
Montenegro	067 355 155		Center Plus (“Centar plus”) (NGO)
Montenegro	020 646 090		Home of Hope (“Dom nade”)
Montenegro	020 656 166		Montenegrin Women’s Lobby (“Crnogorski zenski lobi”) (NGO)
Mozambique	800 112 112		Ministry of Interior	“Green Line;” a free phone line in all police stations in the country to receive complaints of violence against women and children, including TIP
Netherlands	0800 7000	0031 800 7000 (outside of the Netherlands)	Meld M, part of Crime Stoppers International and funded by the Ministry of Justice
New Zealand	09 309 0874		Human Rights Commission
Nicaragua	133		Support from Ricky Martin Foundations’ Call and Live Campaign
Niger	227 20 73 29 43		Ministry of Labor and Civil Service, Office of the Director General of Labor Administration, Coordinator of the National Commission against Forced Labor and Discrimination
Niger	227 20 72 53 34	227 96 96 28 67	ILO International Program on the Elimination of Child Labor	Office of the Country Program Officer
Niger	227 20 72 41 29	227 96 97 74 24	Association Timidria	This is a development movement that provides food, farm products, health services, and other humanitarian aid to communities. They also fight slavery and human trafficking.
Niger	227 96 53 57 55		Association in Favor of the Suppression of Child Labor in Niger (AFETEN)
Nigeria	234 0703 000 0203 (Abuja); 234 0807 722 5566 (Abuja); 234 0708 060 1801 (Lagos); 234 0708 060 1802 (Benin); 234 0708 060 1805 (Sokoto)	243 0708 060 1803(Enugu); 234 0708 060 1800 (Kano); 234 0708 060 1804 (Uyo); 243 0708 060 1806 (Maiduguri)	National Agency for Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons and Other related Matters (NAPTIP)	24 Hour hotline
Norway	2336 4145		National Police Directorate, Coordinating Unit for Victims of Trafficking	Official Norwegian Government TIP number
Norway	2233 1160		The ROSA Project (state-funded NGO)	Safe house and assistance to women victims of TIP (24 hours)
Oman	800 77 000		Oman’s Ministry of Manpower	National hotline for labor-related complaints by workers
Palau	911		general emergency contact number
Panama	147		Social Development Ministry (MIDES)	Used to report all types of abuse or neglect, but not specifically TIP-related crimes
Paraguay	498 220		Women’s Secretariat (Secretaria de la Mujer)	Not a dedicated TIP line
Peru	0 800 2 3232		Support from Ricky Martin Foundations’ Call and Live Campaign
Philippines	63 0 2 734 86 34		Child Help Intervention and Protective Service Unit
Philippines	63 0 2 927 40 33		Child Rights Center, Commission on Human Rights
Philippines	63 0 2 527 35 13		Sagip Batang Manggagawa Hotline
Philippines	63 0 2 525 1680		Special Committee on the Protection of Children, Department of Justice
Philippines	63 0 2 523 8481		Task Force on Child Protection, Department of Justice
Philippines	63 2 242 0792		Visayan Forum Foundation
Poland	022 628 9999		GO La Strada
Portugal	808 257 257	21 810 61 91	High Commissioner for Immigration and Intercultural Dialogue	Government-run SOS immigrant hotline; assistance available in Portuguese, French, English, Spanish, Creole, Russian, Ukrainian, and Romanian
Qatar	00974 4673045	00974 4675028; 00974 4678952	The National Office of Combating Trafficking in Humans
Romania	0800 800 678		Ministry of Administration and Interior, National Agency against TIP
Russia	8 800 200 2400 (within Russia)		Angel Coalition/TVAC in Moscow	www.angelcoalition.org/eng/
Russia	4712 368590	4712 568970; 4712 568902	MVD Department	Kursk Region
Rwanda	250 0252 3512		Rwandan National Police	Gender-based violence hotline
Samoa	995		Samoa Police Force
Samoa	685 27918		Transnational Crime Unit
Serbia	381 11 311 7679		Ministry of Interior
Serbia	334 7817		Astra (NGO)	SOS hotline
Singapore	1800 774 5935		Association of Women for Action and Research (AWARE)	General helpline, operated Mon-Fri, 3 – 9:30pm
Singapore	6341 5525 (hotline for foreign domestic workers), 6341 5535 (hotline for foreign non-domestic workers)	6348 9939 (hotline for sex trafficking victims)	HOME (Humanitarian Organization for Migration Economics – NGO)
Singapore	1800 888 1515		TWC2 (Transient Workers Count Too – NGO)	General helpline for foreign workers, operates Mon-Sat, 10am – 10pm
Singapore	6391 6100		Immigration and Checkpoints Authority	General ICA contact number, operates Mon-Fri, 9am – 5pm
Singapore	1800 391 6150		Immigration and Checkpoints Authority	Hotline to provide information about immigration offenders, operates Mon-Fri, 9am – 5pm
Slovakia	0800 800 818		Národná linka pomoci obetiam obchodovania s ¾uïmi	National help line for victims of TIP
Slovakia	0903 704 784		Slovenské krízové centrum DOTYK – Slovak Crisis Center DOTYK
Slovenia	080 1722, 031 613 000		Društvo Kljuè (Key Society)	Center for the fight against trafficking in persons
Slovenia	544 35 13		Društvo SOS (Association SOS)	Help Line for Women and Children – Victims of Violence
South Africa	0800 555 999	27 800 555 999 (from abroad)	MONICA NEED TO CHECK THIS	Toll free, operates 7am to 10pm
South Korea	117		Urgent Support Center for Victims of Sexual Violence (run by the Korean National Police Agency)
South Korea	1366		Women’s Emergency Hotline 1366 Center (run by the Ministry of Gender Equality)
South Korea	1577 1366		Emergency Support Center for Migrant Women (run by the Ministry of Gender Equality)
South Korea	02 2269 2962		Korean Women’s Hotline (NGO)
Spain	607 54 25 15		Proyecto Esperanza (Project Hope) (NGO)	24 Hour Number for TIP victims, but not toll-free nationwide
Spain	609 58 94 79		Asociacion Para La Reinsercion de Mujeres Prostituidas (APRAMP) (NGO)	24 Hour Number for Female Prostitutes, including TIP victims who have been sexually exploited
Spain	016		Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs	24 Hour , Toll-Free Number for Victims of Domestic Violence; Operators speak Castilian Spanish, Catalan, Galician, Basque, English and French
Sri Lanka	94 11 244 4444		The Police Women and Children’s Bureau	24 Hour, to report abuse of women and children
Sri Lanka	94 11 471 8585		Women in Need (NGO)	24 Hour, to report abuse of women
Sweden	020 505050		Kvinnofridslinjen (Women’s Serenity Line)	Kvinnofridslinjen is a national telephone support line for women who have been subjected to threats and violence
Switzerland	00800 455 05 555		Angels’ Coalition in Moscow, Russia (NGO)	24 Hour, hotline for Russian speaking victims
Switzerland	044 240 44 22		FIZ Makasi (NGO)	TIP Counseling center – speak German and Italian
Taiwan	0988 682 381; 0988 682 383		Taipei Women’s Rescue Foundation (TWRF)
Taiwan	2388 3095		Taiwan Ministry of Interior
Taiwan	113			General emergency hotline
Tajikistan	918 85 34 34		IOM	TIP Hotline (nationwide referral)
Tajikistan	992 373 221 03 02		IOM
Tajikistan	992 372 227 05 31		IOM
Tajikistan	992 372 227 49 96		IOM
Tajikistan	918 76 74 24		IOM	TIP Shelter Hotline – Dushanbe
Tajikistan	918 76 73 93		IOM	TIP Shelter Hotline – Khujand
Thailand	02 276 2950		Hotline Center Foundation and the Royal Thai Police
Thailand	034 434 726 7		Labour Rights Promotion Network (LPN)	For Burmese nationals
Thailand	1300		Ministry of Social Development and Human Security (Office of Women’s Affairs and Family Development)	For reporting trafficking crimes or inappropriate media for children (pornography, violence, etc)
Thailand	02 216 4463	or 086 361 5523 (for any legal advise)	TACDB	For Burmese nationals in Bangkok – but will help in other areas of Thailand
Thailand	0 2575 1047 9	02 575 1049	The MFA consular office	People abroad or relatives of potential victims abroad can report human trafficking or sexual exploitation
Thailand	02 6427991 2		The Mirror Foundation	Northern Thailand
Timor-Leste	670 331 3038		IOM
Timor-Leste	670 331 7405		Rede Feto Timor-Leste (Timor-Leste Women’s Network)
Timor-Leste	670 332 3855		The ALOLA Foundation
Timor-Leste	670 725 4311		The National Police of Timor-Leste (PNTL)
Timor-Leste	670 727 4156		The Timor-Leste Division of National Social Services
Turkmenistan	993 12 42 52 50	993 12 42 08 17; 993 12 42 56 90	IOM	Office in Ashgabat
Togo	228 111		Ministry of Social Affairs	The hotline (Allo 111) is staffed by social workers and is used to report violence or abuse against children, as well as suspected trafficking cases.
UAE – Dubai	800 5005		Police	“to report any matter associated with labors (unpaid salary, TIP, exploitation…)”
UAE – Dubai	800 4888		Police	Confidential reporting of anything that “pose a threat to the safety of society”
Uganda	256 800 111 222	256 800 111 333	Uganda Child Rights Network (NGO)
Uganda	256 772 440 586		Uganda Police Force Anti-Child Sacrifice and Human Trafficking Unit
Ukraine	8 800 505 50 10		IOM Supported National Counter-Trafficking and Migration Hotline
Ukraine	8 800 500 22 50		La Strada’s National Counter-Trafficking Hotline
Ukraine	380 44 254 7604		Ministry of Interior of Ukraine, Department on Crimes Related to Trafficking in Persons
Ukraine	380 44 254 9836		National Interpol Bureau Counter-Trafficking Hotline
United Kingdom	0800 555 111		Salvation Army	Report Number
United Kingdom	0845 434 9159		Salvation Army	Victim Number
United Kingdom	0800 555 111		UK Police	CRIMESTOPPERS
United Kingdom	999			Emergency number that the United Kingdom Trafficking Centre recommends
Uruguay	0800 4141			For domestic violence complaints, a TIP victim would also call
Uzbekistan	371 2769444		Istiqbolli Avlod (NGO)	Tashkent
Uzbekistan	3742 241072		Buston (NGO)	Andijan
Uzbekistan	37222 64142		Istiqbolli Avlod (NGO)	Djizzakh
Uzbekistan	3662 335884		Istiqbolli Avlod (NGO)	Samarkand
Uzbekistan	37622 7 27 71		Istiqbolli Avlod (NGO)	Termez
Uzbekistan	3662 33 43 33		Women (NGO)	Samarkand
Uzbekistan	36122 29198		Women for Sustainable Development (NGO)	Nukus
Uzbekistan	36522 3 27 80		Women’s Committee	Bukhara
Vietnam	1900585830		Center for Studies and Applied Sciences in Gender – Family – Women and Adolescents	DV, TIP & other social issues
Vietnam	04 3775 9339		Center for Studies and Applied Sciences in Gender – Family – Women and Adolescents	Domestic Violence
Vietnam	04 728 0936		Center for Women & Development, Vietnam Women’s Union	DV, TIP & other social issues
Vietnam	0946 833 382		Center for Women & Development, Vietnam Women’s Union	TIP
Vietnam	0946 833 380		Center for Women & Development, Vietnam Women’s Union	DV & TIP
Vietnam	1800 1567		Vietnam Tourism Administration, Ministry of Culture, Sport, and Tourism	Child Sex Tourism (CST) hotline
Zambia	990		IOM
Zimbabwe	0800 32 222 22		Oasis Zimbabwe (NGO) with IOM

ADDITIONAL:

Cambodia
Call 1288 or 023 997 919

Lao PDR
Call 1191

Thailand 
Call 1300
Call Bangkok ChildSafe hotline 0869 718 861 or 1800 777 211

Vietnam
Call 1800 1567

Virtual Global Taskforce

The Virtual Global Taskforce is an international alliance of law enforcement agencies, and other partners, working to combat online child sexual abuse. Visit site

 

 

 

 

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CHILD ABUSE INTERVENTION

Although many people are reluctant to get involved, you must report abuse. It could just save a child’s life! You have the responsibility as an adult to report it.

 

In the United States, Canada, and Australia, the concept of mandatory reporting of suspected child abuse is well established. Laws on mandatory reporters designate classes of professionals who must report suspected child abuse. (such as school employees, social workers & counselors, health care staff, mental health professionals, daycare providers, and law enforcement)

Intervention in Child Abuse Cases

In the United States, New York became the first state to institute child protection laws (1875) that made abuse against children a crime, and other states soon followed with similar laws. In 1974 the U.S. Congress passed the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act, which encouraged remaining states to pass child protection laws and created the National Center on Child Abuse and Neglect. In addition, all states have their own reporting laws, juvenile and family court laws, and criminal laws.

Cases of child abuse are handled by an multidisciplinary team including medical personnel, law enforcement officers, the schools, social workers, and the courts. School personnel may be the first to notice and report signs of abuse. Child-abuse cases are often coordinated by a community’s child protective services unit, which sends case workers to the home for evaluation and offers services to the child and family. Medical professionals may report cases, provide treatment for injured children, provide testimony in court, or help to educate parents. Law enforcement personnel may be involved when cases are reported or when there is a question of a criminal action. The courts provide emergency protective orders or decide whether the child should be removed from the home. Child abuse may be punished by incarceration of the perpetrator or by the denial of custody rights to abusive parents or guardians.

Intervention

WHY YOUTH WILL DISCLOSE INFORMATION:

76%       I told because I couldn’t hold it in any longer. 56%       I told because I wanted it to stop so my life could go on. 56%       I told because I wanted him/her to be punished. 53%       I finally felt comfortable enough to tell. 50%       I was afraid someone else would get hurt if I didn’t talk. 48%       I was afraid I’d get hurt if I didn’t tell. 41%       I told because I couldn’t sleep/ eat/ think anymore. 41%       I got tired of the unwanted sexual experiences. 40%       Someone else convinced me to tell. 35%       Someone else told me about their unwanted experiences. 31%       I was pregnant or afraid I might be. 28%       Due to a school program about unwanted sex experiences. 22%       I told because I didn’t want to go home.

Kellogg and Huston, 1995, pp. 308-309

74%       I was scared. 60%       I was embarrassed. 55%       I didn’t want to get into trouble. 47%       I didn’t want anyone else to get into trouble. 46%       No one would believe me. 29%       I still like/love the other person. 29%       I was my fault as much as the other person’s.

Kellogg and Huston, 1995, pp. 308-3092

It can be uncomfortable to watch a child mistreated by an adult who’s out of control.

Fortunately, there are things you can do to help….

Start

Start a conversation with the adult to direct attention away from the child

Divert

Talk directly to the child to divert the child’s attention if misbehaving.

Look

Look for an opportunity to praise the parent and/or child.

Offer

Offer assistance if the child is in danger–lend a hand to help out.

Avoid

Avoid negative remarks or dirty looks.

Report

If all else fails—REPORT IT!

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Other places to call include:

Help That You Need	Phone Numbers
Emergency intervention	911– Police
Agencies to call to report within the U.S.	Child Abuse Reporting Numbers
Telephone hotlines sexual child abuse, for missing or abducted children, for rape and incest, and for runaway and homeless children and their families	Toll-Free Crisis Hotline Numbers
Helpline for teens	Youth and Teens or 1-800-RUNAWAY
Sex Offender Registry	National Sex Offender Public RegistryandFederal Bureau of Investigation’s Investigative Programs: Crimes Against Children

Preventing or stopping child abuse

Report Child Abuse 1-800-4-A-Child ~ Education & Knowledge is the “key” to prevention!!!

Education

• hotlines
• parent education programs
• emergency shelters
• in-home services
• family resource centers
• parent support groups
• mental health services
• educational brochures & pamphlets
• informational fliers
• seminars, speaking engagements, rallies