All Kentuckians are mandated reporters. If you believe a child is being abused or neglected, call the Child Protection Hotline.
For contact information in other states, please visit our Report It page.
Child help: National Abuse Hotline:
1-800-4-CHILD
or 1-800-422-4453
KentuckyOne Health Our Lady of Peace is a private, nonprofit hospital that offers the most comprehensive array of psychiatric and substance use treatment services in the state. The Kosair Charities Children’s Peace Center at Our Lady of Peace is the largest and most comprehensive private provider of child/adolescent inpatient psychiatric...
Family & Children’s Place is a leading agency in Louisville and Southern Indiana working to stop and prevent the trauma of child abuse, violence and neglect, and help children and families recover and heal. With help from Family & Children’s Place, children and families affected by violence, abuse, and neglect...
The Lighthouse Academy at Newburg is a 21st Century Community Learning Center in partnership with Kentucky Department of Education and JCPS. The Lighthouse helps children and youth achieve higher academic levels, encourages them to cultivate a love for the arts, and motivates them to develop their God-given potential to become...
The Office of Jefferson County Attorney Mike O'Connell provides the prosecutors on the front lines of holding people accountable for abuse and neglect against children. In addition to handling cases in court to seek justice against abusers, we partner with other agencies to provide the best support we can to...
Since 1869, Kentucky children and teens who come to Sunrise Children’s Services have found hope and healing after removal from their homes due to physical, emotional or sexual abuse or neglect. Whether providing safe and loving foster homes, residential treatment programs, or in-home services designed to keep families together, Sunrise...
The Peace Education Program strengthens communities and schools by training youth and adults to build and sustain positive relationships. We teach conflict resolution, peer mediation and prejudice reduction. Peace Ed teaches youth how to interrupt the cycle of violence and trauma by handling their own anger, de-escalating conflicts, respecting diversity,...
Exploited Children’s Help Organization (ECHO) works to end child abuse by teaching kids how to “say ‘no’, get away, and tell someone” if anyone ever makes them uncomfortable. We also hold conversations and trainings with adults on how to help kids get and stay safe. ECHO creates safe spaces that...
CASA of the River Region supports and promotes court-appointed volunteer advocacy for abused and neglected children so that they can thrive in safe, permanent homes. CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocates) trains community volunteers to be the voice of abused and neglected children. They use their advocacy skills to ensure that...
Uspiritus provides a comprehensive continuum of care serving children in Kentucky. The organization helps youth who have been victims of abuse and neglect with 24/7 support through residential treatment programs and therapeutic foster care. Uspiritus' family preservation program gives families at risk of losing their children access to the services they need...
Dr. Melissa Currie is the medical director and Chief of the Kosair Charities Division of Pediatric Forensic Medicine and program director of the Child Abuse Pediatrics Fellowship in the Department of Pediatrics at the University of Louisville. The division provides a standardized approach to the assessment of child abuse and neglect issues, providing...