If You Believe CPS Has Mishandled An Investigation or Placement Decision

If You Believe CPS Has Mishandled
An Investigation or Placement Decision

Decisions regarding the best interests of children are very difficult ones. The current “System” is far from perfect, but it’s all we have. However, reviews of State statutes, regulations and policies to assure compliance with Federal statutes related to these matters can be investigated. Decisions as to how and when to investigate allegations of abuse, prosecution of alleged perpetrators, and the resolution of custody or visitation disputes are made by the agencies and courts in each State according to State statutes.

Current State statutes on child abuse, and neglect represent a difficult balancing act between the need to protect children from the serious and increasing problems of child abuse and neglect and the need to ensure that parents are not unjustly accused. Each State has a State Liaison Officer (SLO) for child abuse and neglect; and you may want to take your concerns to that level. Please find your State on the list and contact that office.

ALABAMA
Department of Human Resources
Family Services Division
50 N. Ripley Street
Montgomery, AL 36130-1801
(334)242-1373
(334)242-0939 - FAX

ALASKA
Division of Family & Youth Services
P.O. Box 110630
Juneau, AK 99811-0630
(907)465-3023
(907)465-3397 - FAX

ARIZONA
Policy and Program Development Unit
Admin. for Children, Youth and Families
Arizona Dept. of Economic Security
1789 W. Jefferson St., 3rd Floor
Site Code 940A
Phoenix, AZ 85007
(602)542-2358
(602)542-3330 - FAX

ARKANSAS
Department of Human Services
Division of Children & Family Services
P.O. Box 1437, Slot 830
Little Rock, AR 72203-1437
(501)682-8992
(501)682-8991 - FAX

CALIFORNIA
California Dept. of Social Services
Office of Child Abuse Prevention
744 P Street, MS 19-82
Sacramento, CA 95814
916-875-5437 (KIDS)

COLORADO
Division of Child Welfare
Colorado Dept. of Human Services
1575 Sherman Street
Denver, CO 80203
(303)866-5137
(303)866-5563 - FAX

CONNECTICUT
Children's Services, Planning Division
Department of Children & Families
505 Hudson Street
Hartford, CT 06106-7107
(860)550-6472
(860)566-6728 - FAX

DELAWARE
Office of Quality Improvement
Division of Family Services
RD 4, Box 281-1
Frankford, DE 19945
(302)732-9510
(302)732-5486 - FAX

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
Planning, Policy and Program Support
Children and Family Services Administration
400 6th St., SW, Room 4013
Washington, D.C. 200024
(202)727-2111
(202)727-3052- FAX

FLORIDA
Department of Children and Families
1317 Winewood Blvd., Bldg. 7, Room 205
Tallahassee, FL 32399-0700
(850)487-2383
(850)488-0751 - FAX

GEORGIA
Georgia Department of Human Resources
Division of Family & Children Services
#2 Peachtree Street, 18th Fl, Rm. 233
Atlanta, GA 30303
(404)657-3409
(404)657-3486 - FAX

HAWAII
Program Development Hawaii Department of Human Services
Social Services Division
810 Richards Street, Suite 400
Honolulu, HI 96813
(808)586-5925
(808)586-4806 - FAX

IDAHO
Department of Health & Welfare
Division of Family & Community Services
P.O. Box 83720
Boise, ID 83720-0036
(208)334-6618
(208)334-6699 - FAX

ILLINOIS
Illinois Dept. of Children and Family Services
Division of Child Protection
406 E. Monroe Street, 4th Floor
Springfield, IL 62701
(217)785-2513
(217)785-0395 - FAX

INDIANA
Institutional Child Protection Service Unit
Division of Family and Children
Indiana Family and Social Services Administration
Indiana Government Center South
402 West Washington St., Room W364
Indianapolis, IN 46204
(317)232-4429
(317)232-4436 - FAX

IOWA
Division ACFS
Bureau of Program Support and Protective Services
Iowa Department of Human Services
Hoover State Office Bldg., 5th Fl.
Des Moines, IA 50319
(515)281-8726
(515)281-7791 - FAX

KANSAS
Office of Family and Child Development
Child and Family Policy
Division of Children and Family Services
Docking State Office Building
915 SW Harrison, 5th Floor South
Topeka, KS 66612
(785)368-8154
(785)368-8159 - FAX

KENTUCKY
Kentucky Cabinet for Families and Children
Department for Community Based Services
275 East Main Street, 3E-A
Frankfort, KY 40621
(502)564-2136
(502)564-3096 - FAX

LOUISIANA
Administration of Child Protection
Office of Community Services
Department of Social Services
P.O. Box 3318
Baton Rouge, LA 70821
(225)342-9928
(225)342-9087 - FAX

MAINE
Division of Child Welfare
Bureau of Child and Family Services
Department of Human Services
State House, Station 11
Augusta, ME 04333
(207)287-5052
(207)287-5282 - FAX

MARYLAND
Child Protective Services
Maryland Dept. of Human Resources
Saratoga State Center
311 West Saratoga Street
Baltimore, MD 21201
(410)767-7112
(410)333-0127 - FAX

MASSACHUSETTS
Massachusetts Dept. of Social Services
24 Farnsworth St.
Boston, MA 02110
(617)748-2328
(617)261-6743 - FAX

MICHIGAN
Michigan Family Independence Agency
Child Protective Services and Foster Care Division
P.O. Box 30037
235 South Grand Avenue
Lansing, MI 48909
(517)373-3750
(517)241-7047- FAX

MINNESOTA
Family and Children's Services Division
Minnesota Department of Human Services
Human Services Building
444 Lafayette Road
St. Paul, MN 55155-3830
(651)296-2487
(651)297-1949 - FAX

MISSISSIPPI
Family Preservation Program
Division of Family and Children's Services
Mississippi Dept. of Human Services
P.O. Box 352
Jackson, MS 39205
(601)359-4482
(601)359-4363 - FAX

MISSOURI
Division of Family Services
P.O. Box 88
Jefferson City, MO 65103
(573)526-8579
(573)526-3971 - FAX

MONTANA
Prevention Services
Department of Public Health and Human Services
P.O. Box 8005
Helena, MT 59604
(406)444-5903
(406)444-5956 - FAX

NEBRASKA
Department of Social Services
P.O. Box 95044
Lincoln, NE 68509-5044
(402)471-9457
(402)471-9034 - FAX

NEVADA
Child Protective Services
Nevada Division of Child & Family Services
711 E. Fifth St.
Carson City, NV 89710
(775)684-4422
(775)684-1073 - FAX

NEW HAMPSHIRE
New Hampshire Div. for Children, Youth and Families
129 Pleasant St.
Concord, NH 03301
(603)271-4563
(603)271-4729 - FAX

NEW JERSEY
New Jersey Dept. of Human Services
Division of Youth & Family Services
50 East State Street
Trenton, NJ 08625
(609)292-3444
(609)984-0507 - FAX

NEW MEXICO
Children, Youth and Families Division
Child Care Services Bureau
Pera Bldg., Room 112 P.O. Drawer 5160
Santa Fe, NM 87502-5160
(505) 827-1249
(505) 827-7361 - FAX

NEW YORK
New York State Dept. of Social Services
Riverview Center, 6th Floor
40 North Pearl Street
Albany, NY 12243
(518)474-3166
(518)474-1842 - FAX

NORTH CAROLINA
Department of Health and Human Services
Division of Social Services
325 N. Salisbury Street
Raleigh, NC 27603
(919)733-3360
(919)733-6714 - FAX

NORTH DAKOTA
Administrator, Child Protective Services
Department of Human Services
600 East Boulevard
Bismarck, ND 58505
(701)328-4806
(701)328-3538 - FAX

OHIO
Children’s Protective Services Station
Ohio Department of Job and Family Services
255 East Main Str. 2nd Floor
Columbus, OH  43215-5222
(614)466-9824
(614)466-0164 - FAX

OKLAHOMA
Child Abuse and Neglect Section
Child Welfare Services
Division of Children & Youth Services
Department of Human Services
P.O. Box 25352
Oklahoma City, OK 73125
(405)521-2283
(405)521-4373 - FAX

OREGON
CPS and Family Based Services
State Office of Services to Children and Families
Department of Human Resources
500 Summer St., NE
Salem, OR 97310
(503)945-6696
(503)945-6969 - FAX

PENNSYLVANIA
Protective Service Program
Pennsylvania Dept. of Public Welfare
Office of Children, Youth and Families
P.O. Box 2675
Harrisburg, PA 17105-2675
(717)705-2912
(717)705-0364 - FAX

PUERTO RICO
Department of the Family
P.O. Box 15091
San Juan, PR 00902
(787)724-7532
(787)725-5443 - FAX

RHODE ISLAND
Office of Protective Services
Department for Children, Youth and Families
610 Mt. Pleasant Ave., Bldg. 9
Providence, RI 02081
(401)457-4943
(401)521-4578 - FAX

SOUTH CAROLINA
Child Protection and Preventive Services
Division of Human Services
Department of Social Services
P.O. Box 1520
Columbia, SC 29202-1520
(803)898-7514
(803)898-7641 - FAX

SOUTH DAKOTA
South Dakota Department Social Services/CPS
Kneip Building
700 Governor's Drive
Pierre, SD 57501
(605)773-3227
(605)773-6834 - FAX

TENNESSEE
Child Protective Services
Tennessee Department of Children Services
Cordell Hull Bldg.
436 6th Ave. North, 8th Floor
Nashville, TN 37243-1290
(615)741-8278
(615)532-6495 - FAX

TEXAS
Child Protective Services
Texas Dept. of Protective and Regulatory Services
P.O. Box 149030, M.C. E-557
Austin, TX 78714-9030
(512)438-3313
(512)438-3782- FAX

UTAH
Division of Child and Family Services
120 North 200 West, Suite 225
Salt Lake City, UT 84103
(801)538-4656
(801)538-3993 - FAX

VERMONT
Division of Social Services
Department of Social and Rehabilitation Services
103 South Main Street
Waterbury, VT 05671-2401
(802)241-2131
(802)241-2980 - FAX

VIRGIN ISLANDS
Government of the Virgin Islands of the U.S.
Department of Human Services
Knud Hansen Complex, Bldg. A
1303 Hospital Ground
Charlotte Amalie, IV 00802
(340)774-3466
(340)774-1166 - FAX

VIRGINIA
Child Protective Services Unit
Department of Social Services
730 E. Broad St.
Richmond, VA 23229-8699
(804)692-1259
(804)692-2209 - FAX

WASHINGTON
CPS Program
Children's Administration
Department of Social & Health Services
P.O. Box 45710
Olympia, WA 98504-5710
(360)902-7990
(360)902-7903 -FAX

WEST VIRGINIA
Department of Health & Human Resources
350 Capitol St., Room 691
Charleston, WV 25301
(304)558-8939
(304)558-8800 - FAX

WISCONSIN
Bureau of Programs and Policy
Division of Child and Family Services
Department of Health and Family Services
1 West Wilson Street, Room 465
P.O. Box 8916
Madison, WI 53708-8916
(608)267-2073
(608)264-6750 - FAX

WYOMING
Department of Family Services/Social Services
Hathaway Building #322
Cheyenne, WY 82002
(307)777-6081
(307)777-3693 - FAX

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