What happens when you report child abuse to Child Protective Services?
As I said earlier you have to report him. Also if you don’t report him and someone else does then you can go to jail for failing to report it. Once a report is made they will make a report in the system and a social worker will be sent to the home address to start the investigation. Depending on what the social worker finds further investigation may take place. If the social worker feels the children are in danger she/he can remove the children into protective custody until the courts decide what will be done. If the social worker sees no evidence of abuse then a report will be made and put on file so if any more reports come in they will be alerted. Once you have a report on file they are suppose to take every other report more and more serious as this gathers evidence for them for a case. They will talk to the children and ask questions usually with a child psychologist in the room and never with the parent (or suspected abuser) in the room. You can give the information without your
