There is a woman on here that I am truly concerned for her children. I think something needs to be done for her child and feel I should contact someone about the situation. I know for a fact she has children and would really like to help her out. I am not doing this for my own personal problem with her but for my fear for her children. I am very serious about this. Can anyone tell me how I can report her to the correct authorities so that she and her family can get some help?
Please only serious answers. I am very concerned!
I do not know where she lives, her name, or anything along those lines. All I do know is her screen name and her problems.
2006-09-28 15:23:34 · 9 answers · asked by .vato. 6 in Politics & Government ➔ Law Enforcement & Police
Even if you did... it might not help. A friend of mine reported a parent to CPS. She witnessed him doing drugs around his childred.. heavy drugs, too. First off, CPS calls to let them know they are coming... it's policy. When the guy got there, he asked the parent about it and he said, 'sometimes I smoke pot with them in the house when they're asleep, but other than that...' and the CPS worker said, 'I do that sometimes too.' and left.
2006-09-29 07:05:59 · answer #1 · answered by ceaz 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You do not have enough information to make a useful report. CPS would have no way to track down the woman. Should you be able to obtain the woman's name and address, you then call the CPS office in the area in which she lives and make the report. You will be kept anonymous by the agency. Once the report is made, though, you may not get any information about how the case was handled as it all becomes confidential. If the case worker considers your continued involvement in the investigation vital, he/she may share some information with you about the possible outcomes, but don't expect it.
2006-09-29 03:01:44 · answer #2 · answered by jerry f 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
CPS? As in Child Protection Services? If you are seeking to help a woman out with her child, DO NOT CALL CHILD PROTECTIVE SERVICES.
They are there to help abused children (supposedly, anyway-- I live in Texas, and they suck here) .
If you report a woman, in the name of helping her and her child, and IF CPS decided to follow up on your call, that woman could have her child taken away from her.
You said that the woman is "on here." Where is "here"? Yahoo Answers? First, there is no way to discern truth from fiction on Yahoo posters, and second, CPS agencies are usually already overwhelmed, so if you call reporting a woman, based on what you've read here (YA), they're really not likely to take you seriously.
**EDIT: I do not have children to abuse or neglect. I REPORTED another KNOWN case of neglect and abuse of a child. The CPS workers took the case, then FAILED to hassle the parents of the abused child. A month later, they dropped the case. The boy (a relative) managed to survive his childhood without being killed or killing his father, but he (the boy) is now an alcoholic (like his dad), a drug addict (like his dad), and for the post part, a street person with no direction. Back when the kid was 12, I did everything in my power to help deliver him from this situation, and ultimately, consulted with him about calling CPS. He said he wanted to involve CPS. Boy, did that ever blow up in our faces!
Thanks for NOTHING, CPS!!!!
2006-09-28 23:28:50 · answer #3 · answered by scruffycat 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
The Police can refer them, but CPS should be in the government section (blue pages) of the phone book.
2006-09-28 23:03:13 · answer #4 · answered by Mr. Boof 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If she is on Yahoo, then report her to the Yahoo people with links to her posts and to her id and why you are concerned. That's all you can do. If she mentions that she is hurting them or considering hurthing them, then mention that as well.
2006-09-28 23:26:21 · answer #5 · answered by meridocbrandybuck 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Nothing you can do without that information. Also, nobody will give you the time of day without specific issues. Just the facts.
2006-09-28 22:28:17 · answer #6 · answered by spag 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You need additional information -- where in the world is she? And contact the police wherever she is. Beyond that . . . respond by suggesting that she seek assistance via crisis intervention wherever she is.
2006-09-28 22:34:22 · answer #7 · answered by joyann 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
not enough info stay back until you get more or call a detective, not cps yet!
2006-09-28 22:26:31 · answer #8 · answered by edgarrrw 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
1-888-SOS-CHILD (1-888-767-2445)
I work in childcare and have called before, and you can give as much info as you want.
2006-09-28 22:31:28 · answer #9 · answered by Dana Lana 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋