Child Maltreatment Statistics
- Centers for Disease Control Fast Facts on Child Abuse and Neglect
- National Child Abuse and Neglect Data System (NCANDS) Report on Child Maltreatment 2021
- Child Welfare Information Gateway
- Child Welfare Information Gateway State Statistics
Consortium Medical Members
- Comer Children’s Hospital — UChicago Medicine
- Comer Children’s CAPS team: How they identify and protect children who have been abused — UChicago Medicine
- Child Advocacy and Protective Services | Department of Pediatrics | The University of Chicago (uchicago.edu)
- Leading Chicago in Pediatrics | Advocate Children’s Hospital (advocatechildrenshospital.com)
- Loyola Medicine Children’s Hospital | Locations | Loyola Medicine
- Children’s Hospital in Chicago | Rush System
DCFS
- Website: https://dcfs.illinois.gov/
- How to make a report to DCFS and online reporting
- Recognizing and Reporting Child Abuse – Training for Mandated Reporters
Illinois Child Abuse Pediatricians
Illinois Child Abuse Consultation Programs
- Children’s Medical and Mental Health Resource Network | SIU School of Medicine (siumed.edu)
- Pediatric Resource Center (PRC) | Peoria Medicine (uic.edu)
- MERIT | Rockford Medicine (uic.edu)
Improving Child Health and Child Welfare Services
- Collaboration with Health Services (childwelfare.gov)
- Improving Child Well-Being: Strengthening Collaboration Between the Child Welfare and Health Care System (MPEEC mention) (PDF; Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia PolicyLab)
Standards of Care — Child Abuse Pediatrics
How to Report Suspected Child Abuse in Illinois
If you suspect that a child has been harmed or is at risk of being harmed by abuse or neglect, call the Illinois DCFS 24-hour Child Abuse Hotline at 800-25-ABUSE (800-252-2873).
For non-life-threatening and non-emergency incidents regarding abuse or neglect of a child, you may submit a report online.