Reporting Abuse

The Florida Abuse Hotline accepts reports 24 hours a day and 7 days a week of known or suspected child abuse, neglect, or abandonment and reports of known or suspected abuse, neglect, or exploitation of a vulnerable adult. Please use the links below to report a child or adult abuse.

If you suspect or know of a child or vulnerable adult in immediate danger, call 911.

Any person who knows, or has reasonable cause to suspect, that a child is abused, abandoned, or neglected by a parent, legal custodian, caregiver, or other person responsible for the child’s welfare is a mandatory reporter. ยง 39.201(1)(a), Florida Statutes.

TEL: 1-800-962-2873

TTY: 711 or 1-800-955-8771

FAX: 1-800-914-0004

DCF Statewide Local Child Welfare Contact Map