Child Abuse Reporting/Emergency Response | State of Florida - Department of Children and Families - Abuse Hotline
Toll-free Florida Hotline & online site for confidential reporting of suspicions of abuse, abandonment and/or neglect of children or abuse, neglect or exploitation of person 60 years or older, and adults with disabilities. Written reports including name & contact telephone/fax of reporter may be submitted by fax using form available at http://www.dcf.state.fl.us/abuse/howtoreport.shtml. Knowingly and willfully making a false report is a 3rd degree felony.
Categories
Physical Address
1317 Winewood Boulevard, Tallahassee, FL 32399-0700
Hours
Seven days a week 24 hours
Application process
Call
Fee
None
Eligibility
Florida residents
Languages
130+ through interpreter service
Service area
FL
Agency info
State of Florida Department of Children and Families
The mission of the Department of Children and Families is to Protect the Vulnerable, Promote Strong and Economically Self-Sufficient Families, and Advance Personal and Family Recovery and Resiliency.