child abuse reporting?

Question

I called in to provide information about a neighbor who is quite abusive to his child and has many domestic disputes almost on a daily basis last month. The local children and youth never investigated. I called in yesterday about the father was outside smoking what appeared to be illegal drugs with some of his friends. I called in again and a person from children and youth went to the house yesterday and spent about 5 minutes outside talking with just the mother and then drove directly over to my home and was very abusive with me and told me she was going to have the district attorney file charges against me for a false report. This is not right and i will never ever call in anything again.

i called the local office like many of you suggested but the supervisor was only a voice mail. I kept leaving messages and then was able to catch her late on friday but she was also very rude and had a "careless" attitude. What is wrong with people and where do i go from here ? I even called the tv news station but they were not interested in any information i have

Answer 1

I would have gotten her name, and filed a report against HER! By LAW, they are not supposed to do anything that reveals your identity. You could get her into trouble.
For future reference, call in anyway, and DON'T give your information. Call the national child abuse hotline, and tell them that you are NOT giving your identification information, and WHY you are not giving it.

A kid down the road from my mother's house was not being taken care of, and child and family services kept playing the same games, and the neighbors stopped calling. This two year old boy walked away from his house, while his father was on the couch sleeping, and he fell through the ice on the lake and drowned.
Those neighbors have had a tough time, because they felt like they might have saved him if they had kept calling. Hopefully, the kids near you aren't going to get that bad.
I have had CPS workers turn on me and act like I had some hidden agenda...screw them! It's not the kids' fault that some heinous wench got the job of investigating. I just keep trying to tell myself that the kids ARE worth the fight...keep talking to someone else, and protect your identity. As bad as it sounds, you NEED to filter the information you give so that when the CPS worker is defending the abuser, you are NOT giving the abuser enough information to figure out who you are, and be able to retaliate against you.

Remember, that lady has a boss, and her boss has a boss. Don't complain to that social service agency, because they all cover each other. Instead, find out which government agency governs them. In NYS, they are governed by OCFS in Albany, and to make a complain, you call OCFS, NOT the social service agency.

From state of Illinois (every state that I know of has a similar law):"People who report alleged child abuse or neglect in good faith cannot be held liable for damages under criminal or civil law. In addition, their names are not given to the person they name as the abuser or to anyone else unless ordered by a hearing officer or judge. Members of the general public may make reports without giving their names. "
If you pushed the issue, unless that woman can PROVE that you have a hidden agenda (like you're turning in your ex-wife's new bf for revenge), she might even lose her job, she can't do stuff like that!
Take it up a level, and DON'T quit calling!!
Good luck!

Answer 2

I'm not a fan of misusing 911 but if there are children being harmed on a regular basis and calls to local law enforcement and child services aren't working you may have to try. The 911 dispatcher will ask if you'd like a call back about the incident in which you might be able to talk to an officer. I'd also document/written/photo anything you may see. Keep your safety in mind also. I don't mean to say be a peeping tattle tale, but remember who you'd be doing this for. Pray. Don't give up on the system. Government and law officials need our prayers just as much as those children and yes, even drug users do.

Answer 3

What you did was a good thing. You saw what you thought was abusive behavior & you reported it - the majority of people today put on blinders when they could help a child who is living in an abusive environment.
I wish you had been my neighbor a long time ago.

You should make a journal of all of the times you witnessed abusive behavior - and include this mother's abusive behavior toward you, and anyone else who witnessed these things along with you. If she has anly sense she probably won't try to take any action against you because that would only call more attention to the fact that there was an investigation of child abuse at her home.

Thanks for sticking up for the kid next door.

Answer 4

do not call child protective services...they are lazy people (generally speaking from experience of contact with local office) who don't give a damn about the kids they are looking out for. You need to call the police department directly if you want to help this child. If you have the proof, (pictures, home video of illegal activity) taken legally according to your state laws of that nature, call and report to the police...keep doing so (during these incidents) someone out there will listen....hopefully before it is too late for the child if it is that bad. talk to the other neighbors about your suspicions as well. perhaps if you are the only one calling, the family is saying that they and you are having ill will towards one another and are just trying to creat trouble for them. you have to tread carefully in these situations.....but never give up on the child and what you believe to be happening. too many have an I don't care attitude and allow this to continue.

Answer 5

First REPORT theSOCIAL WORKER! She has an obligation to take this charge seriously, and even she has a boss. She does not have the right to harrass YOU! If you strongly suspect drigs and child abuse, go directly to the DA's office and tell them what you have observed and exactly what the social worker did, then by law THEY will be obligated to investigate, I don't think you are being a nosy neighbor just a concerned citizen and in this day and age one cannot just ignore the welfare of the children, or a be intimidated by a P poor social worker. Bless you for looking out for the kids and not turning a blind eye to it all

Answer 6

This is how abused children fall through the cracks. If the father is abusive towards the son then either he is to the mother as well or the mother is also abusive. Contact someone at child services who's in charge and tell them what's going on. If nothing's still gets done then call the police next time you witness something going on. Try to also get proof via camera or video.

Answer 7

It is sad, but that is pretty much all that seems to happen anymore. So many children are being left in homes where they are in serious danger. I would file a complaint report with the local police department if they are being loud enough to be a disturbance with their domestic disputes. And next time you believe drug use to be going on call in an anonymous tip to the PD.

Answer 8

Make a detailed written account of exactly what you have observed and the threats received by you from the father. You are within your rights to report him to the police on the abusive threats alone. Ask about the complaints procedure to complain about the flawed process of whichever agency told the alleged abuser who had reported him. This cannot be procedure. Highlight that your concern is now for the children AND your own safety.

Answer 9

Child abuse. I think only loser do so. Try to imagine abuse a child until the child is dead. I am not familiar with sex abuse. However, in Sarawak a lot of girls had been rape by their father and brother. This kind of incident also disturb me. As for Q&A violation. I remain silence! Stay away from trouble.

Answer 10

Youre absolutely right here. Id call your local DAs office or even the state attorney generals office and report to them exactly what you just told us. Id even get hold of this person from social services and file a complaint with them. This person had no right contacting and saying what they did so you have every right to complain and hopefully you will to anyone who ll listen, Id even go to the newspaper or station and let them know too. Good luck