You matter. You deserve to be safe.
If an adult — or anyone — is hurting you, scaring you, or touching you in a way you don't like, it is not your fault. You did nothing wrong, and you are not alone. The people below help kids every single day. They will believe you.
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🚨 In danger right now?
If you are in the United States and you are in danger right now, call 911. In most other countries, the police emergency number is on the back of any phone bill, or ask any adult nearby.
📞 Talk to someone who helps kids (U.S.)
Childhelp National Child Abuse Hotline
Call or text 1-800-422-4453, any time, day or night.
It's free, you don't have to give your name, and they speak over 170 languages.
You can also chat online at childhelphotline.org.
💬 More ways to reach out (U.S.)
- 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline — call or text 988 if you feel hopeless or think about hurting yourself
- Crisis Text Line — text HOME to 741741
- Something bad happened online? Report it at report.cybertip.org (NCMEC) or call 1-800-843-5678
🧑🏫 Tell a trusted adult
A teacher, school nurse, school counselor, doctor, coach, librarian or a friend's parent. If the first person doesn't help, keep telling until someone does. Telling is brave, not tattling.
Help in your state (United States)
Every U.S. state and territory has its own team whose whole job is keeping kids safe. Find yours below — you (or any adult you trust) can call or visit the website.
Alabama
County DHR or local law enforcement
Alaska
800-478-4444
American Samoa
800-422-4453
Arizona
888-767-2445
Arkansas
800-482-5964
California
Contact your county CPS agency
Colorado
844-264-5437
Connecticut
800-842-2288
Delaware
800-292-9582
District of Columbia
202-671-7233
Florida
800-962-2873
Georgia
855-422-4453
Guam
671-475-2672
Hawaii
808-832-5300 or 888-380-3088
Idaho
855-552-5437
Illinois
800-252-2873
Indiana
800-800-5556
Iowa
800-362-2178
Kansas
800-922-5330
Kentucky
877-597-2331
Louisiana
855-452-5437
Maine
800-452-1999
Maryland
800-917-7383
Massachusetts
800-792-5200
Michigan
855-444-3911
Minnesota
Contact your county or reservation agency
Mississippi
800-222-8000
Missouri
800-392-3738
Montana
866-820-5437
Nebraska
800-652-1999
Nevada
833-900-7233
New Hampshire
800-894-5533
New Jersey
877-652-2873
New Mexico
855-333-7233
New York
800-342-3720
North Carolina
Contact your county DSS
North Dakota
833-958-3500
Northern Mariana Islands
670-285-2780
Ohio
855-642-4453
Oklahoma
800-522-3511
Oregon
855-503-7233
Pennsylvania
800-932-0313
Puerto Rico
800-981-8333
Rhode Island
800-742-4453
South Carolina
888-227-3487
South Dakota
877-244-0864
Tennessee
877-237-0004
Texas
800-252-5400
Utah
855-323-3237
Vermont
800-649-5285
U.S. Virgin Islands
340-774-0930
Virginia
800-552-7096
Washington
866-363-4276
West Virginia
800-352-6513
Wisconsin
Contact your county or tribal agency
Wyoming
Contact your county DFS office
Source: childcare.gov — U.S. Administration for Children & Families. If a number has changed, the Childhelp hotline (1-800-422-4453) can always connect you to the right place.
Help around the world 🌍
Kids everywhere deserve to be safe. Wherever you live, there is someone you can talk to for free:
- Find your country's child helpline: childhelplineinternational.org/helplines — a directory of free helplines for kids in more than 130 countries
- Europe: call 116 111 — the free child helpline number in most European countries
- United Kingdom: Childline — call 0800 1111 or visit childline.org.uk
- Canada: Kids Help Phone — call 1-800-668-6868 or text CONNECT to 686868
- Australia: Kids Helpline — call 1800 55 1800
- Anywhere: findahelpline.com finds free, confidential support in your country
And in every country on Earth: a teacher, a doctor or nurse, or the police can help you. Keep asking until someone listens.
For grown-ups reading this
If a child tells you something happened to them: stay calm, believe them, and tell them it's not their fault. In the U.S., you can report concerns to your state's hotline above or to Childhelp (1-800-422-4453) — you don't need to be certain, and in many states anyone who suspects abuse can report it. If you're unsure what to do, Stop It Now (1-888-773-8368) offers confidential guidance.