TOLL-FREE CRISIS HOTLINE NUMBERS
Contact Information for Related Organizations
ADULT PROTECTIVE SERVICES
FOR REPORTING SPOUSE/PARTNER ABUSE (Domestic Violence)
and FOR REPORTING ELDER ABUSE and NEGLECT
PHONE NUMBERS BY STATE
If you experience or suspect domestic violence or experience or suspect elder abuse, neglect, or exploitation, call your state's Adult Protective Services Hotline or reporting number. Help is available.
In an emergency call 911 or the local police.
Please be sure to call the number of adult protective services where the individual lives who needs assistance. In some states you can call a hotline toll-free. Many states also have online directories that list local reporting numbers.
National information and referral helplines are also available for:
Domestic Violence (spouse/partner abuse) - Call the National Domestic Violence 24 hr.Helpline toll-free 1-800-798-7233.
Elder Abuse and Neglect - Call the National Eldercare Locator toll free 1-800-677-1116 (a public service of the U.S. Administration on Aging). This number is available from Monday through Friday 9 AM-8 PM (except U.S. federal holidays).
Alabama
Alaska
Report Abuse Domestic/Community:
Toll-Free in AK: 1-800-478-9996
Outside AK: 907-269-3666
Report Abuse Nursing Home/Long Term Care Facility:
Toll-Free in AK: 1-800-730-6393
Outside of AK: 907-334-4483
Arizona
AZ Reporting Numbers:
1-SOS-ADULT (1-877-767-2385)
602-674-4200
TDD: 1-877-815-8390
Arkansas
Report Abuse Domestic/Community:
Toll-Free: 1-800-332-4443
Outside of AR: 1-800-482-8049
E-mail: Carolyn.singleton@arkanas.gov
AR Domestic Violence/ Battered Women Hotline: 1-800-332-4443
Report Abuse Nursing Home/Long Term Care Facility:
1-800-582-4887
In Pulaski County: 501-682-8425
Fax: 501-682-1967, Attention Complaint Unit
E-mail: complaints.OLTC@arkansas.gov
California
Colorado
CO Reporting Numbers:
1-800-773-1366 or
1-800-886-7689, Ext. 2800
(303) 692-2800
E-mail: health.facilities@state.co.us
Fax: (303) 753-6214
Connecticut
Report Abuse Domestic/Community:
1-888-385-4225 or
1-860-424-5241
After Hours/Emergency: 2-1-1 (In-State only)
E-mail: lynn.noyes@po.state.ct.us
Report Abuse Nursing Home/Long Term Care Facility:
1-860-424-5241
Delaware
Report Abuse Domestic/Community:
1-800-223-9074
Report Abuse Nursing Home/Long Term Care Facility:
1-800-223-9074
District of Colombia
Report Abuse Domestic/Community:
202-541-3950
Report Abuse Nursing Home/Long Term Care Facility:
202-434-2140
Florida
Report Abuse Domestic/Community:
1-800-96-ABUSE (1-800-962-2873)
TDD/TTY: 1-800-453-5145
Fax: 1-800-914-0004
Report Abuse Nursing Home/Long Term Care Facility:
1-800-96ABUSE (1-800-962-2873)
Georgia
Report Abuse Domestic/Community:
1-888-774-0152
404-657-5250 (Metro-Atlanta)
Report Abuse Nursing Home/Long Term Care Facility:
1-800-878-6442
404-657-5728 (Metro-Atlanta)
Guam
Report Numbers:
671-475-0268
After Hours: 671-646-4455
(evenings, weekends, holidays)
Hawaii
HI Reporting Numbers:
808-832-5115 (Oahu)
808-243-5151 (Maui, Molokai, and Lanai)
808-241-3432 (Kauai)
808-933-8820 (East Hawaii)
808-327-6280 (West Hawaii)
HI Long Term Care Ombudsman:
808-586-0100
Idaho
Illinois
Report Abuse Domestic/Community:
1-800-252-8966 (Toll free in Illinois - Voice & TTY)
Outside of Illinois: 217-524-6911 or 1-800-677-1116 (Eldercare Locator)
After Hours Hotline:
1-866-800-1409
E-mail: ilsenior@aging.state.il
Report Abuse Nursing Home/Long Term Care Facility:
1-800-252-4343 (Toll free in Illinois)
TTY: 1-800-547-0466
Outside of Illinois: 217-785-0321
Indiana
IN Reporting Numbers:
1-800-992-6978 (Toll free in Indiana)
Outside of Indiana: 1-800-545-7763, Ext. 20135
Iowa
Report Abuse Domestic/Community:
1-800-362-2178
Report Abuse Nursing Home/Long Term Care Facility:
1-877-686-0027
Kansas
Report Abuse Domestic/Community:
1-800-922-5330 (Toll free in Kansas)
Outside of Kansas: 785-296-0044
Report Abuse Nursing Home/Long Term Care Facility:
1-800-842-0078
1-877-662-8362 (Toll free in Kansas)
Outside of Kansas: 785-296-3017
Kentucky
Report Abuse Domestic/Community:
Elder Abuse Hotline: 1-800-752-6200
Spouse Abuse Hotline: 1-800-544-2022
Report Abuse Nursing Home/Long Term Care Facility:
Elder Abuse Hotline: 1-800-752-6200
Long Term Care Ombudsman: 1-800-372-2991
TTY (for hearing impaired): 1-800-627-4702
Attorney General's Patient Abuse Tip Line: 1-877-ABUSE TIP (1-877-228-7384)
Louisiana
LA Reporting Numbers:
1-800-259-4990 (Toll free in Louisiana)
Outside of Louisiana: 225-342-9722
Adults with Disabilities (Ages 18-59)
1-800-898-4910
Maine
Report Abuse Domestic/Community:
1-800-624-8404 (Toll free in Maine)
Outside of Maine: 207-532-5047 or 207-287-6083 (After Hours)
TTY: 1-800-624-8404
TTY After Hours (In-State) 1-800-963-9490
TTY After Hours (Out-of-State) 207-287-3492
Report Abuse Nursing Home/Long Term Care Facility:
1-800-383-2441 (Toll free in Maine)
Local/Out-of-State TTY: 207-287-9312
ME Aging and Disability Services
Maryland
Report Abuse Domestic/Community:
1-800-917-7383 (Toll free in Maryland)
Outside of Maryland: 1-800-677-1116 (Eldercare Locator)
Report Abuse Nursing Home/Long Term Care Facility:
1-800-917-7383 (Toll free in Maryland)
1-800-AGE-DIAL, Ext. 1091 (Toll free in Maryland)
Outside of Maryland: 410-767-1091
Massachusetts
Report Abuse Domestic/Community:
1-800-922-2275 (Toll free in Massachusetts - Voice/TTY)
Outside of Massachusetts: 1-800-AGE-INFO (1-800-243-4636)
TDD/TTY: 1-800-872-0166
Report Abuse Nursing Home/Long Term Care Facility:
1-800-462-5540
1-800-AGE-INFO (1-800-243-4636)
Massachusetts Attorney General's Elder Hotline: 1-888-AG-ELDER
(1-888-243-5337)
TTY: 617-727-0434
Michigan
Report Abuse Domestic/Community:
1-800-996-6228
Report Abuse Nursing Home/Long Term Care Facility:
1-800-882-6006
Minnesota
Mississippi
Report Abuse Domestic/Community:
1-800-222-8000 (Toll free in Mississippi)
Outside of Mississippi: (601) 359-4991
E-Mail: webspinner@mdhs.state.ms.us
Report Abuse Nursing Home/Long Term Care Facility:
1-800-227-7308
1-800-222-8000 (Toll free in Mississippi)
Outside of Mississippi: (601) 359-4991
Missouri
Montana
MT Reporting Numbers:
1-800-551-3191 (Toll free in Montana)
Outside of Montana: 406-444-4077
MT Dept. of Health and Human Services
Nebraska
NE Reporting Numbers:
1-800-652-1999 (Toll free in Nebraska)
Outside of Nebraska: 402-595-1324
Nevada
NV Reporting Numbers:
1-800-992-5757 (Toll free in Nevada)
Carson City area: 775-687-4210
Reno area: 775-688-2964
Elko area: 775-738-1966
Las Vegas area: 702-486-3545
New Hampshire
Report Abuse Domestic/Community:
1-800-351-1888 or
603-271-4680
After Hours: 911 or local police after hours, weekends, or holidays
Report Abuse Nursing Home/Long Term Care Facility:
1-800-442-5640 or
603-271-4375
New Jersey
NJ Reporting Numbers:
1-800-792-8820 (Toll free in New Jersey)
Outside of New Jersey: 609-341-5567
New Mexico
NM Reporting Numbers:
1-800-797-3260 or
505-841-6100 (In Albuquerque)
New York
Report Abuse Domestic/Community:
1-800-342-3009 (Toll free in New York) - Press Option 6
Report Abuse Nursing Home/Long Term Care Facility:
NURSING HOME COMPLAINTS: 1-888-201-4563
E-Mail: nhintake@health.state.ny.us
ADULT CARE HOME COMPLAINTS: 866-893-6772
North Carolina
North Dakota
Ohio
Report Abuse Domestic/Community:
866-635-3748 (Toll free in Ohio)
Outside of Ohio: 1-800-677-1116 (Eldercare Locator)
Report Abuse Nursing Home/Long Term Care Facility:
1-800-342-0533
TDD: 614-752-6490
Fax: 614-728-9169
E-mail: HCComplaints@gw.odh.state.oh.us
Oklahoma
Oregon
Report Abuse Domestic/Community:
1-800-232-3020
TTY/Voice: 503-945-5811
Report Abuse Nursing Home/Long Term Care Facility:
1-800-522-2602 or
503-378-6533
AGING/DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES:
1-800-866-406-4287 or
503-945-9495
OR Seniors and People with Disabilities Services
OR Adult Abuse Prevention and Investigation
Pennsylvania
Report Abuse Domestic/Community:
1-800-490-8505
Report Abuse Nursing Home/Long Term Care Facility:
1-800-254-5164
Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico Reporting Numbers:
787-725-9788 or
787-721-8225
Rhode Island
Report Abuse Domestic/Community:
401-462-0550
Fax: 401-462-0545
Report Abuse Nursing Home/Long Term Care Facility:
401-785-3340
Fax: 401-785-3391
South Carolina
Report Abuse Domestic/Community:
803-898-7318
Report Abuse Nursing Home/Long Term Care Facility:
803-898-2850
South Dakota
Tennessee
Report Abuse Domestic/Community:
1-888-APS-TENN (1-888-277-8366)
Knoxville: (865) 594-5685
Chattanooga: (423) 634-6624
Nashville: (615) 532-3492
Memphis: (901) 320-7220
Report Abuse Nursing Home/Long Term Care Facility:
1-888-APS-TENN (1-888-277-8366)
Texas
Report Abuse Domestic/Community:
1-800-252-5400 (Toll free in Texas)
Outside of Texas: 512-834-3784
Report Abuse Nursing Home/Long Term Care Facility:
1-800-458-9858 (Toll free in Texas)
Outside of Texas: 512-834-3784
Utah
Vermont
VT Reporting Numbers:
1-800-564-1612
802-241-2345
Fax: 802-241-2358
Virginia
VA Reporting Numbers:
1-888-83-ADULT or 1-888-832-3858
Richmond Area: 804-371-0896
Washington
Report Abuse Domestic/Community:
1-866-EndHarm or 1-866-363-4276
Report Abuse Nursing Home/Long Term Care Facility:
1-800-562-6078
WA Aging and Long-Term Support
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Report Abuse Domestic/Community:
608-266-2536
E-mail: stopabuse@dhfs.state.wi.us
Report Abuse Nursing Home/Long Term Care Facility:
1-800-815-0015 (Toll free in Wisconsin)
Outside of Wisconsin: 608-246-7013
Wyoming
WY Reporting Numbers:
1-800-457-3659 (Toll free in Wyoming)
Outside of Wyoming: 307-777-3602