Reporting Child Abuse - New Jersey

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New Jersey

Under New Jersey law, any person that knows of or suspects child abuse is required to immediately report such abuse to the New Jersey Division of Youth and Family Services by telephone or otherwise. The statute defines abuse to include physical, mental, and sexual abuse.

Links to the specific sections summarized above, including definitions, in an unofficial[1] version of the Code online, are available as follows:

http://law.onecle.com/new-jersey/9-children-juvenile-and-domestic-relations-courts/6-8.10.html

http://law.onecle.com/new-jersey/9-children-juvenile-and-domestic-relations-courts/6-8.9.html

For more information on reporting child abuse in New Jersey and tips on spotting abuse, visit the Department of Children and Families website at:

http://www.nj.gov/dcf/reporting/how/index.html

http://www.nj.gov/dcf/reporting/defining/

http://www.nj.gov/dcf/reporting/hotline/

http://www.nj.gov/dcf/reporting/indicators/

http://www.nj.gov/dcf/reporting/record/

To report child abuse, call the New Jersey Child Abuse hotline at:

1-877 NJ ABUSE