In any emergency, if help is needed IMMEDIATELY, Call 911.

The NYS Office of Children and Family Services provides five hotlines.

Abandoned Infant
1-866-505-7233

Adult Protective Services
1-800-342-3009

Information on the Abandoned Infant Protection Act
(This act protects birth parents who abandon infants at certain safe locations)
866-505-SAFE

Child Abuse

Childhelp's 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

New York State Attorney General

Consumer Hotline
800-771-7755

New York State Office for the Aging

Senior Citizen’s Hotline
800-342-9871

PRIVATE HOTLINES

Prevent Child Abuse
24-Hour Prevention and Parent Helpline:
1-800-342-7472 (PIRC)
Prevent Child Abuse New York is the only statewide, nonprofit organization in New York dedicated to preventing child abuse and neglect.

In any emergency, if help is needed IMMEDIATELY, Call 911.