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After Hours Crisis Phone : 507 281-6248
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Anyone who has reason to believe a child has been maltreated can report maltreatment.
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This can be done by phone, mail or in person. The law requires mandated reporters to make a report if they know or have reason to believe a child is being neglected or abused.
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- Please do not submit any reports involving abuse or maltreatment of a child through the Olmsted County website
- E-mailed information cannot be made totally secure from unauthorized persons who use the internet through the Olmsted County website
- As a result, Olmsted County cannot insure the confidentiality of any information submitted in this manner as required by Minnesota law and Olmsted County waives all liability for unauthorized use or distribution of any information submitted in this manner
- Please submit any reports involving abuse or maltreatment of a child only to child protection intake workers in the community services department by phone, by mail or orally in person
- Your cooperation with this request is appreciated
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When To Report Suspected Abuse or Neglect
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Immediate danger - If you know or suspect that a child is in immediate danger (such as recent sexual assault or serious physical assault) or the child is abandoned:
- Contact your local law enforcement agency 911 right away
- Law enforcement officers can remove a child from a threatening environment to protect the child
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No immediate danger – If the child is not in immediate danger, as soon as you have reason to believe a child has been maltreated:
- If the alleged perpetrator is a parent, guardian, family childcare provider, family foster care provider, or juvenile correctional facility staff person
- Contact Olmsted County Child Protection Intake at 507-328-6400 or
- After hours 507-281-6248
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- If the alleged maltreatment was committed by a staff person at a childcare center, residential treatment center (children's mental health), group home for children, minor parent program, shelter for children, chemical dependency treatment program for adolescents, waivered services program for children, crisis respite service program for children, or residential service program for children with developmental disabilities
- Contact the Minnesota Department of Human Services, Division of Licensing at 651-297-4123
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- If the alleged maltreatment occurred in a home health care setting, hospital, regional treatment center, nursing home, or intermediate care facility for the mentally retarded
- Contact the Minnesota Department of Health, Office of Health facility Complaints at 651-215-8702 or 800-369-7994 or TDD at 651-215-8980
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- If the alleged perpetrator is employed by a public pre-school, elementary school, middle school, secondary school or charter school and the child is a student in the school
- Contact the Minnesota department of Children, Families and Learning at 651-582-8546 or by fax at 651-634-2277
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- If the alleged perpetrator is someone outside the family and not a staff person at a facility. Examples of non-family, non-facility caretakers include club athletics staff and babysitters
- Contact either the Rochester Police Department of Olmsted County Sheriff's Department
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- If you are unsure whether you should make a report
- Call Olmsted County Intake Unit 507-328-6400 or after hours 507-281-6248. The child protection staff will help you decide if a report should be made based on the information you provide
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- If you are a mandated reporter, you must file a written report within 72 hours of your oral report, excluding weekends and holidays
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