Reporting Child Abuse - Wisconsin

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Wisconsin

Under Wisconsin law, certain professionals (including doctors and health care professionals, mental health care professionals, social workers, school teachers and administrators and all public school employees, child care providers, and law enforcement officers, among others) are required to report known or suspected child abuse to the county department of children and families, a welfare agency, or local sheriff by telephone or in person. Any other person not specifically listed may make a report of any known or suspected child abuse.

To access the entire chapter of the official Wisconsin Code online, follow:

https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/statutes/statutes/48

To access this specific section of the official Wisconsin Code online, follow:

https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/statutes/statutes/48/XX/981

Child abuse should be reported to the local department of social/human service. Below is a link to contact information by county:

http://dcf.wi.gov/Children/CPS/cpswimap.htm?ref=hp