Report Child Abuse to DCFS
REPORT CHILD ABUSE TO THE DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES (DCFS)
The OCP is not the child protective services agency for Los Angeles County. Please contact DCFS.
To report child abuse in Los Angeles County, CA, please call the DCFS Child Protection Hotline.
24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
See numbers below.
DCFS Child Protection Hotline
Toll-free within California
(800) 540-4000
Fax a Suspected Child Abuse Report form
(213) 742-7072
If calling from outside of California
(213) 639-4500
TDD [Hearing Impaired]
(800) 272-6699
Professional Reporting Information
If you are a mandated reporter (child-welfare staff, school personnel, law-enforcement personnel, probation, medical professionals, and mental health clinicians) you may use the DCFS Child Abuse Electronic Reporting System (CARES) site at https://reportchildabusela.org.
If you are a children’s services worker from another jurisdiction and need information on a child or family served by the Department of Children and Family Services in Los Angeles County, please call the DCFS Public Inquiry line at (213) 351-5602 or e-mail PInquiries@dcfs.lacounty.gov.