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Child Abuse, Neglect & Abandonment
- Agencies / Organizations
- Child Welfare Information Gateway (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services)
- Prevent Child Abuse Wisconsin
- WI Dept. of Children & Families
- Directories
- Child
Abuse Reporting Numbers (US Admin. for Children & Families)
State-by-state contact information - Report Child Abuse (WI Dept. of Children & Families)
WI County-by-County contact information. - Toll-Free Crisis Hotline Numbers (US Admin. for Children & Families)
- Wisconsin Victim Resource Directory: Child Sexual Abuse & Child Physical Abuse (WI Dept. of Justice)
- Child
Abuse Reporting Numbers (US Admin. for Children & Families)
The Law (Additional statutes, regulations & opinions may apply to your specific situation.)
- State Statutes Search (Child Welfare Information Gateway)
- WI Statutes: ch. 48 "Children's Code"
- WI
Statutes: s. 48.981 "Abused or Neglected Children and Abused Unborn Children"
Includes"Persons Required to Report" - WI Statutes: s. 813.122 "Child Abuse Restraining Orders and Injunctions"
- WI Statutes: s. 940.195 "Battery to an Unborn Child..."
- WI Statutes: s. 948.03 "Physical Abuse of a Child"
- WI Statutes: s. 948.04 "Causing Mental Harm to a Child"
- WI Statutes: s. 948.20 "Abandonment of a Child"
- WI Statutes: s. 948.21 "Neglecting a Child"
- Executive Orders
- Walker Order 54: Mandatory Reporting Requirements of Child Abuse and Neglect
Supplemental reporting requirements for UW system employees
- Walker Order 54: Mandatory Reporting Requirements of Child Abuse and Neglect
- Opinions
- On Point Case Summaries (2010-) (WI State Public Defender)
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Safe Harbor for Newborns
- Forms
- Safe Harbors
for Newborns
Discusses relinquishing custody at birth
The Law (Additional statutes, regulations & opinions may apply to your specific situation.)
- WI Statutes: s. 48.195 "Taking a Newborn Child Into Custody" (Safe Harbor Law)
- WI Statutes: s. 48.415 "Grounds for Involuntary Termination of Parental Rights"
- WI Admin. Code: DCF 39 "Relinquishing Custody of a Newborn Child"
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