Reporting specific or suspected indications of a risk to a child’s welfare to the Department of Children and Family Services.
Damit wir Report a child welfare concern mit dem zuständigen Jugendamt in Ihrer Stadt anzeigen können.
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Quick answer
Documents you need
Identification card or passport · Form / Application
Responsible authority
The authority of your main residence
How to do it
In person or by post at the office
Costs
Kostenlos
Contact Child Welfare Services
By phone or in person, even outside of business hours (on-call service).
Describe the facts
Be as specific as possible: child, family, observations, time period.
Child Welfare Services takes action
Home visit, risk assessment, and, if necessary, implementation of protective measures.
The authority of your main place of residence is responsible.Find authority →
Who is eligible?
Anyone (members of the public, professionals) who has information suggesting that a child is being mistreated, neglected, or sexually abused.
Income limit
Processing time
Nationwide: approx. 1 day
Success rate
approx. 100.0 % (estimate)
Read the decision carefully: often submitting missing documents or reapplying helps more than an objection.
You may submit an anonymous report. The Youth Welfare Office protects the identity of those who provide information to the extent permitted by law.