CHILD ABUSE REPORTING/EMERGENCY RESPONSE | PERRY COUNTY CHILDREN SERVICES

Accepts and responds to reports of child abuse or neglect. Services include assessment of the initial referral, assignment of an appropriate response time, consultation with the family to determine the nature of the problem and do initial case planning, and emergency placement services if the child is removed from the family by the police.

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Physical Address

526 Mill Street, New Lexington, OH 43764

Hours

Mon-Fri 8am-4:30pm.

Fax

(740) 342-5531

Application process

Call 740-342-3836 to file a report. After hours and on weekends, contact the Perry County Sheriff’s Department at (740) 342-4123 or dial 911 for emergency situations involving children.

Fee

None.

Eligibility

Perry County residents.

Agency info

PERRY COUNTY CHILDREN SERVICES

Agency mission is to protect children from serious maltreatment and to make reasonable efforts to keep children safe in their own homes and to provide permancy for children who must be removed from their families for their own safety.