If you suspect a child has been harmed or is at risk, please dial 1-800-342-3720, to report what you have seen or heard. You can make a difference.
If you suspect a child has been harmed or is at risk, please dial 1-800-342-3720, to report what you have seen or heard. You can make a difference.
You will receive a letter from CPS called a "Notice of Indication," telling you that the report was indicated. The letter will also notify you of your right to ask for a review of that decision, which must be done within 60 days of the receipt of the letter.
While CPS cannot provide you with the reporter's identifying information upon your initial request (unless there is a rare situation where the person making the report waives confidentiality as to their identity in writing), the law provides a more formal way to obtain that information, but only if certain conditions ...
Copies of child protective records can be requested by sending a written and notarized request including the full name and date of birth for the record of the person requesting by email to ACSRecordRequests@acs.nyc.
Your name will be kept confidential. By law, CPS may not release the name of the person who made the report to the family who was reported. Do I have to give my name? If I do, will it be confidential?
What Happens to My Record? All indicated reports of abuse and maltreatment must be kept by the SCR until the youngest child in the family at the time of the investigation turns 28 years old.
Here is what CPS cannot do in New York: Forcefully Enter Your Home: CPS cannot enter a home without permission unless they have obtained a court order. Compel an Individual to Take a Drug Test: CPS can request that an individual undergo a drug test, but they can only require a parent to do so with a court order.