National and local assistance
Often online resources and self help are simply not enough. Many times direct, personal contact is desired or required. In some cases direct assistance may even be available locally or very near your area. Angel Roar has reviewed specialized child abuse resources in an effort to pick the best of the best. Below is contact information for several prominent organizations that specialize in child abuse assistance.
Understand that often times taking the first step is the most difficult step in the road to recovery. If you even slightly suspect you may need help or someone to talk to, it’s best to pick up the phone and make that oh-so-important first contact.
The national and local resources listed below are categorized by state and by where possible, by the type of service the resource provides. A list of child abuse reporting numbers may be found here.
National Resources
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services operates the Administration for Children and Families. The following are contact information for specizlized unites within this department.
Child Abuse
National Child Abuse Hotline
800-4-A-CHILD (800-422-4453)
Child Care
Child Care Aware
1-800-424-2246
Domestic Violence
National Domestic Violence Hotline
1-800-799-SAFE (800-799-7233)
TDD 1-800-787-3224
Missing and Exploited Children
National Center for Missing and Exploited Children
1-800-THE-LOST (1-800-843-5678)
Runaway Youth
National Runaway Switchboard
1-800-621-4000
National Human Trafficking Resource Center
National Human Trafficking Resource Center
1-888-3737-888
Local Resources
State Liaison Officers (SLO) for Child Abuse and Neglect
Alabama Department of Human Resources
Sue Ash
Family Services Division
50 North Ripley Street
Montgomery , AL 36130-1801
Phone:
(334) 353-1045
Fax:
(334) 242-0939
Alaska Department of Health and Social Services
Christy Lawton, MSW
Office of Children’s Services
751 Old Richardson Highway, Suite 300
Fairbanks , AK 99701
Phone:
(907) 451-2650
Fax:
(907) 451-2058
American Samoa Department of Human and Social Services
Lupe Sunia
Social Services Division
PO Box 997534
Pago Pago , AS 96799
Phone:
(011)684-633-2696, ext. 237
Fax:
(011)684-633-7852
Arizona Department of Economic Security
Linda Johnson
Administration for Children, Youth and Families
1789 W Jefferson Street –3rd Floor–Site Code 940A
Phoenix , AZ 85007
Phone:
(602)542-2358
Fax:
(602)542-3330
Arkansas Department of Human Services
Chris Price
Division of Children and Family Services
PO Box 1437 — Slot S-569
Little Rock , AR 72203-1437
Phone:
(501) 682-1554
Fax:
(501) 682-6968
California Department of Social Services
Lee Ann Kelly
Office of Child Abuse Prevention
744 P Street MS 11-82
Sacramento , CA 95814
Phone:
(916) 651-6578
Fax:
(916) 651-6328
Colorado Department of Human Services
Judy Rodriguez
Division of Child Welfare
1575 Sherman Street
Denver , CO 80203
Phone:
(303) 866-4054
Fax:
(303) 866-5563
Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands Department of Community and Cultural Affairs
Rudolfo M. Pua
Division of Youth Services
PO Box 501000 — Chalan Kanoa
Saipan , MP 96950
Phone:
(670)664-2550
Fax:
(670)664-2560
Connecticut Department of Children and Families
Stacey Gerber
Child Welfare Services
505 Hudson Street
Hartford , CT 06106-7107
Phone:
(860) 550-6397
Fax:
(860) 566-7947
Delaware Department of Services for Children, Youth and Their Families
Linda Shannon
Office of Children Services/Division of Family Services
1825 Faulkland Road–Room 246
Wilmington , DE 19805
Phone:
(302)633-2663
Fax:
(302)633-2652
District of Columbia Children and Family Services Administration
Virginia L. Monteiro
Office of Planning, Policy and Program Support
955 L’Enfant Plaza North, Suite P 101
Washington , DC 20024
Phone:
(202) 724-7058
Fax:
(202) 727-5619
Florida Department of Children and Families
John S. Harper
Child Protective Investigations & Intervention Unit
1317 Winewood Boulevard
Tallahassee , FL 32399-0700
Phone:
(850) 922-3862
Georgia Department of Human Services
Susan Denney
Office of the Deputy Director, Programs and Policy
533 Highway 29 N
Newnan , GA 30263
Phone:
(404) 387-1913
(770) 254-7558
Guam Department of Public Health and Social Services
Bureau of Social Services Administration
Lydia D. Tenorio
123 Chalan Kareta
Mangilao , GU 96913-6304
Phone:
(671) 475-2653
Fax:
(671) 477-0500
http://www.cehn.org/cehn/resourceguide/gdphss.html
Hawaii Department of Human Services
Cynthia Goss
Social Services Division
810 Richards Street–Suite 400
Honolulu , HI 96813
Phone:
(808)586-5925
Fax:
(808)586-4806
Idaho Department of Health and Welfare
Shirley Alexander
Division of Family and Community Services
450 West State Street, 5th Floor — PO Box 83720
Boise , ID 83720-0036
Phone:
(208) 334-6618
Fax:
(208) 334-6699
Illinois Department of Children and Family Services
George Vennikandam
Division of Child Protection
10 West 35th Street
Chicago , IL 60616
Phone:
(312) 814-8769
(217) 785-2513
Fax:
(312) 814-1888
(217) 785-0395
George.vennikandam@illinois.gov
Indiana Department of Child Services
James Payne
402 West Washington Street — Room W-392
Indianapolis , IN 45204
Phone:
(317)234-1391
Fax:
(317)232-4490
Iowa Department of Human Services
Rosemary Norlin
Bureau of Protective Services
Hoover State Office Building–5th Floor
Des Moines , IA 50319
Phone:
(515) 281-4625
Fax:
(515) 242-6884
Kansas Department of Social and Rehabilitation Services
Jane Meschberger
Division of Children and Family Services
DSOB – 915 SW Harrison – Room 551-S
Topeka , KS 66612-1570
Phone:
(785) 296-6030
Fax:
(785) 368-8159
Kentucky Cabinet for Health and Family Services
Lisa A. Durbin
275 East Main Street — 3EB
Frankfort , KY 40601
Phone:
(502)564-2136
Fax:
(502)564-3096
Louisiana Department of Social Services
Child Protection Program
Willene P. Griffin
Office of Community Services –C1 Section
627 Fourth Street, Room 3-222-23
Baton Rouge , LA 70822
Phone:
(225) 342-5461
Fax:
(255) 342-9087
Maine Department of Health and Human Services
Virginia S. Marriner
Office of Child and Family Services
211 State Street — Station 11
Augusta , ME 04333
Phone:
(207) 287-2976
Fax:
(207) 287-5282
Maryland Department of Human Resources
Stephen Berry
Social Services Administration, 5th Floor
311 West Saratoga Street
Baltimore , MD 21201
Phone:
(410)767-7112
Fax:
(410)333-6556
Massachusetts Department of Children and Families (DCF)
Liz Skinner-Reilly
24 Farnsworth Street
Boston , MA 02210
Phone:
(617)748-2350
Fax:
(617)261-6743
Liz.Skinner-Reilly@state.ma.us
Michigan Department of Human Services
Zoe Lyons
Grand Tower, Suite 510
P.O. Box 30037
Lansing , MI 48909
Phone:
(517) 241-8297
Fax:
(517)241-7047
Minnesota Department of Human Services
Erin Sullivan-Sutton
Children and Family Services
444 Lafayette Road North
St. Paul , MN 55155-3830
Phone:
(651) 296-2487
Fax:
(651) 297-1949
erin.sullivan-sutton@state.mn.us
Mississippi Department of Human Services
Division of Family and Children
PO Box 352
Jackson , MS 39205
Phone:
(601) 359-4999
Fax:
(601) 359-4333
Missouri Department of Social Services
Children’s Division
615 Howerton Court
Jefferson City , MO 65109
Phone:
(573) 751-8927
Fax:
(573) 526-3971
Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services
Janice Basso
Child and Family Services Division
PO Box 8005
Helena , MT 59604
Phone:
(406) 444-1677
Fax:
(406) 444-5956
Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services
Suzanne Schied
DHHS – Children & Family Services
301 Centennial Mall South Nebraska State Office Building , 3
Lincoln , NE 68509
Phone:
(402) 471-9245
Nevada Division of Child and Family Services
Betsey Crumrine, LCSW
DCFS – Family Programs Office (FPO)
4126 Technology Way, 3rd Floor
Carson City , NV 89706
Phone:
(775) 684-4483
Fax:
(775) 684-4456
New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services
Michael Donati
Division for Children, Youth & Families
129 Pleasant Street, Brown Building
Concord , NH 03301
Phone:
(603) 271-8159
Fax:
(603) 271-4729
New Jersey Department of Children and Families
Liz Orsini
Division of Youth and Family Services
PO Box 0717
Trenton , NJ 08625-0717
Phone:
(609) 984-2378
Fax:
(609) 984-0507
New Mexico Children, Youth & Families Department
Mary Ellen (Strawniak) Bearzi
Protective Services Division
Pera Building, Room 254 — PO Drawer 5160
Santa Fe , NM 87502-5160
Phone:
(505) 827-4490
Fax:
(505) 827-7361
New York State Office of Children and Family Services
Judy Richards
52 Washington Street
Room 331N
Rensselaer , NY 12144
Phone:
(518) 474-9613
Fax:
(518) 402-6824
judy.richards@ocfs.state.ny.us
North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services
Charisse S. Johnson
Division of Social Services
325 North Salisbury Street — MSC 2409
Raleigh , NC 27699-2409
Phone:
(919) 334-1020
http://www.dhhs.state.nc.us/dss
North Dakota Department of Human Services
Tara Lea Muhlhauser
Children and Family Services Division
600 East Boulevard Avenue
Bismarck , ND 58505
Phone:
(701)328-3587
Fax:
(701)328-3538
Ohio Department of Job and Family Services
Leslie McGee
Protective Services
P.O. Box 182709
Columbus , OH 43218-2709
Phone:
(614) 466-1213
Fax:
(614) 466-0164
Oklahoma Department of Human Services
Kelli Litsch
Children & Family Services Division (CFSD)
PO Box 25352
Oklahoma City , OK 73125
Phone:
(405) 521-4365
Fax:
(405) 521-2283
Oregon Department of Human Services
Stacey Ayers
Child Protective Services
500 Summer Street NE, E-68
Salem , OR 97301
Phone:
(503)945-6696
Fax:
(503)378-3800
Pennsylvania Department of Public Welfare
Cathy Utz
Office of Children, Youth, and Families
PO Box 2675
Harrisburg , PA 17105-2675
Phone:
(717) 705-2912
Fax:
(717) 705-0364
Puerto Rico Department of the Family
Carmen Moreno Carbana
Aveue Seviloa #58
Plaza Seviloa — PO Box 194090
San Juan , PR 00910-4090
Phone:
(787) 625-4900
Fax:
(787) 977-2336
Rhode Island Department of Children, Youth, and Families
Stephanie Terry
101 Friendship Street
Providence , RI 02903
Phone:
(401) 528-3573
Fax:
(401) 528-3595
South Carolina Department of Social Services
Jocelyn Goodwin
Division of Human Services
PO Box 1520
Columbia , SC 29202-1520
Phone:
(803)898-7514
Fax:
(803)898-7641
South Dakota Department of Social Services
Jaime Reiff
Child Protective Services
700 Governors Drive
Pierre , SD 57501
Phone:
(605) 773-3227
Fax:
(605) 773-6834
Tennessee Departmentof Children’s Services
Carla Aaron, MSSW
Cordell Hull Building
436 6th Avenue, North, 8th Floor
Nashville , TN 37243-1290
Phone:
(615) 741-8278
Fax:
(615) 253-0069
Texas Department of Family and Protective Services
Liz Kromrei
PO Box 149030 — MC E-557
Austin , TX 78714-9030
Phone:
(512)438-3291
Fax:
(512)438-3782
Elizabeth.Kromrei@dfps.state.tx.us
Utah Department of Human Services
Charri Brummer
Division of Child and Family Services
120 North 200 West — Suite 225
Salt Lake City , UT 84103
Phone:
(801) 554-5582
Vermont Department for Children and Families
Fred Ober
Child Welfare and Youth Justice Division
103 South Main Street, Osgood Building
Waterbury , VT 05671-2401
Phone:
(802) 241-2139
Fax:
(802) 241-2407
frederick.ober@ahs.state.vt.us
Virgin Islands Department of Human Services
Kimberly Causey-Gomez
Division of Children, Youth and Families
3011 Golden Rock — Christiansted
St. Croix , VI 00820 1
Phone:
(340) 773-2323, x 2004
Fax:
(340) 773-4043
Virginia Department of Social Services
Rita Katzman
Child Protective Services Unit
7 North 8th Street
Richmond , VA 23219
Phone:
(804) 726-7554
Fax:
(804) 726-7895
Washington Department of Social and Health Services
Colette McCully
Children’s Administration
PO Box 45710
Olympia , WA 98504
Phone:
(360) 902-7918
West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources
Toby Lester
Children and Adult Services
350 Capitol Street — Room 691
Charleston , WV 25301
Phone:
(304) 558-2997
Fax:
(304) 555-4563
Wisconsin Department of Health and Family Services
Connie Klick
Bureau of Programs and Policy
PO Box 8916
Madison , WI 53708-8916
Phone:
(608) 266-1489
Fax:
(608) 264-6750
Wyoming Department of Family Services
Maureen Clifton
Division of Social Services
2300 Capitol Avenue — Hathaway Building #376
Cheyenne , WY 82002
Phone:
(307)777-3570
Fax:
(307)777-7747
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