Make a Report
Please call 911 if a child is in immediate danger or has been injured.
Reporting abuse and neglect in Illinois
Call the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) hotline:
- 1-800-25ABUSE (1-800-252-2873)
- 1-217-524-2606 (if calling from outside of Illinois)
- 1-800-358-5117 TTY
To report non-life threatening and non-emergency incidents of abuse or neglect of a child, you may make a report through DCFS’s Online Child Neglect Reporting System:
State of Illinois | Online Child Abuse Neglect Reporting
For additional information on reporting to DCFS
Child Protection - Reporting Child Abuse and Neglect (illinois.gov)