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Hotlines & Helplines

NJ COVID-19 Family Support
24 Hour Hotlines & Helplines
(NJ State, County & Community Services)


24 Hour Helpline for Parents
1-800-THE-KIDS (843-5437)
Speak to a sensitive, trained volunteer of Parents Anonymous to work through frustrations and stressors before a crisis occurs. Volunteers provide empathic listening and referrals to resources in your community.

Child Abuse Hotline (NJ State Central Registry)
24 Hour Reporting Line
1-877 NJ ABUSE (652-2873)
Any person having reasonable cause to believe that a child has been abused or neglected has a legal responsibility to report it to the NJ Division of Child Protection and Permanency (formerly DYFS). Calls can be made anonymously.

State Services & Resources

How to Cope When a Baby Cries 

Defining Child Abuse and Neglect
How & When to Report Child Abuse  

Indicators of Child Abuse and Neglect 
New Jersey Child Abuse and Neglect Hotline

 

 
Children’s Personal Safety Rules 
Children’s Personal Safety Questions & Answers  


 
New Jersey's Child Abuse Law  
 

Office of Advocacy 
Family Success Centers  
Community Program Directory
(DCF Division of Prevention & Community Partnerships)

Office of Resilience (Department of Children & Families)
Healing the Heart from Adverse Childhood Experiences - ACEs

Federal Resources

 
 

Community Resources

 
 

 




 

 

 

Professional Resources



 

  
 


Community Referrals for Providers & Professionals
(New Jersey Department of Children and Families)
 

 

 

 

 
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