Reporting Child Abuse - Nevada

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Nevada

Under Nevada law, certain professionals (including doctors and health care professionals, mental health care professionals, social workers, clergy, child care providers, any adult employed by an entity that provides organized activities for children, among others ) who discover or suspect child abuse or neglect in their professional capacities, are required to report the abuse/neglect to a child welfare agency or a law enforcement agency within twenty-four hours. Any other person not specifically named may make a report of any known or suspected child abuse/neglect. A report is to be made by telephone or other means, and is to be followed be a written report as soon as possible.

To access the entire child abuse reporting chapter in the official Nevada Code online, sections 28-710 through 28-739 follow:

http://www.leg.state.nv.us/NRS/NRS-432B.html

To access the specific sections summarized above in the official Nevada Code online, including any relevant definitions, follow:

http://www.leg.state.nv.us/NRS/NRS-432B.html#NRS432BSec220

http://www.leg.state.nv.us/NRS/NRS-432B.html#NRS432BSec230

For more information on reporting child abuse and the Nevada Department of Health and Human Services Division of Children and Families, follow:

http://www.dcfs.state.nv.us/dcfs_reportsuspectedchildabuse.htm

http://www.dcfs.state.nv.us/dcfs_childprotectivesvcs.htm

To find contact information for local offices, follow:

http://www.dcfs.state.nv.us/dcfs_phonedirectory.htm

To Report child abuse or neglect Call:
(800) 992-5757