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CHILD ABUSE

If a situation appears to be life threatening or a crime is in process, call 9-1-1 or your   local law enforcement.

San Diego Sheriff’s Department
Call the County Social Services Department's Child Protective Services Child Abuse Hotline at (858) 560-2191 or 
(800) 344-6000 to report situations in which you suspect that a child has been abused or appears to be at risk of being abused. Your report will be investigated and steps will be taken to protect the child and preserve the family unit. The SDPD will be informed if abuse is involved. If you know that abuse has occurred, you should call SDPD directly at (619) 531-2000 or (858) 484-3154. If the abuse is in progress you should call 911. Officers will investigate, take steps to protect the victim and prosecute the abuser, and inform the County Social Service Department.

          The following are some signs of child abuse:
               Frequent or unexplained injuries
               Injuries that appear to have a pattern such as marks from a hand or belt
               Sexual language, knowledge, interest, or behavior beyond what is normal for the child's age
               Specific comments or complaints about abuse
               Lack of basic needs for food, clothing, and medical care
               Poor hygiene
               Sudden decline in school performance or frequent truancy
               Lack of supervision for long periods of time
               Excessively withdrawn, fearful, or anxious about doing something wrong
               Always watchful and on alert as if waiting from something bad to happen
               Shies away from touches, flinches at sudden movements, or seems afraid to go home


            And for sexual exploitation:
                Changes in behavior, extreme mood swings, withdrawal, fearfulness, and excessive crying
                Bed-wetting, nightmares, fear of going to bed, or other sleep disturbances
                Avoids undressing or wears extra layers of clothing
                Acting out inappropriate sexual activity or showing unusual interest in sexual matters
                Sudden acting our of feelings or aggression, rebellious behavior
                Regression to infantile behavior
                Acts inappropriately adult, e.g., taking care of other children
                Pain, itching, bleeding, fluid, or rawness in private areas
                Fear a certain places, people, or activities, especially being alone with certain people.


REPORTING CHILD ABUSE INSTRUCTIONS
For instructions about reporting Child Abuse both verbally and written, by the San Diego Unified School District
Click Here.

Child welfare services (CWS) - HHSA

For more information call 858-694-5191
Or Visit their website: click here

Child Welfare Services (CWS) is committed to excellence in the delivery of culturally competent, family-
centered and child-focused protective services. CWS investigates reports of suspected child abuse and 
neglect and intervenes with families who do not meet the minimum community standards of health 
and safety as required by law. Investigations are conducted in a thorough and professional 
manner. Family interventions are completed in the least intrusive manner necessary for the protection 
of the child. In addition to these services, CWS administers the following: Polinsky Children’s Center, 
a 24-hour facility for the temporary emergency shelter of children; San Pasqual Academy, a 
first-in-the-nation residential education campus for adolescent foster youth; foster care eligibility and 
licensing; group home placement services for foster youth with emotional and behavioral 
issues; service to emancipating foster youth; adoptive home assessments and placements; and   
critical support services to regional operations.

            Services offered by Child Welfare Services (CWS): Click on services

             Child Abuse Hotline
           Child Assessment Network-North (CANN)
           Child Welfare Improvements and the COA
           Independent Living Skills
           Ombudsman
           Polinsky Children's Center
           Relative Notification
           San Pasqual Academy
           Volunteer Opportunities


 

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