Child Protection

REPORT CHILD ABUSE

Support
VIA LINK Louisiana Parent Line
Phone: 833-LA-CHILD (833-522-4453)
Text: (225) 424-1533
VIA LINK offers the Louisiana Parent Line. Specialists offer emotional support, deescalation, crisis intervention, and plans for coping. Follow-up calls can be arranged to increase parents' circle of support.

Report
DCFS Child Abuse/Neglect Hotline
855-4LA-KIDS (855-452-5437)
If you know a Louisiana child is being abused or neglected, or is a victim of juvenile trafficking, call toll-free, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. All calls are confidential. Trained social workers determine if the reported information constitutes a report of child abuse and/or neglect or juvenile trafficking.