TO REPORT ABUSE
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IF YOU SUSPECT A CHILD IS IN DANGER OF ABUSE,
PLEASE CALL 9-1-1 IMMEDIATELY.
The Church makes every effort to be certain that everyone who serves in Church ministry, or any entity affiliated with the the Catholic Church in New Jersey, is aware of the strict obligation to report promptly any sexual abuse of a minor.
To report sexual abuse perpetrated by anyone, including a member of the clergy, a church employee, or a volunteer or if you receive information from any source so as to give you reasonable cause to suspect that a child has been subjected to abuse or neglect, you must IMMEDIATELY:
1. Contact New Jersey Child Protection and Permanency, CP&P:
CP&P Hotline: 1-877-652-2873
(CP&P was formerly the Division of Youth and Family Services, DYFS)
State of New Jersey law requires that any person who suspects child abuse or neglect must report it immediately to the CP&P.
2. Contact the County Prosecutor's OfficeTHE 21 COUNTY PROSECUTOR OFFICES
(Click on County Name for Prosector Office Websites)
Atlantic
Phone: 609-909-7800
Bergen
Phone: Mon-Fri 201-646-2300
After Hours: 201-646-5962
Prosecutor@BCPO.net
Burlington
Phone: 609-265-5035
prosecutor@co.burlington.nj.us
Camden
Phone: 856-225-8400
Cape May
Phone: 609-465-1135
prosecutor@cmcpros.net
Cumberland
Phone: 856-453-0486
Essex
Phone: 973-621-4700
Gloucester
Phone: 856-384-5500
gcprosecutor@co.gloucester.nj.us
Hudson
Phone: 201-795-6400
hcpo@hcpo.org
Hunterdon
Phone: 908-788-1129
prosecutor@co.hunterdon.nj.us
Mercer
Phone: 609-989-6351
Middlesex
Phone: 732-745-3300
Prosecutor@co.middlesex.nj.us
Monmouth
Phone: 732-431-7160
prosecutor@prosecutor.co.monmouth.nj.us
Morris
Tel: 973-285-6200
prosecutor@co.morris.nj.us
Ocean
Phone: 732-929-2027
DutyDetective@co.ocean.nj.us
Passaic
Phone: 973-881-4800
Salem
Phone: 865-935-7510, Ext. 8333
24 Hr Non-Emergency: 856-769-3508
Somerset
Phone: 908-231-7100
ProsecutorsOffice@co.somerset.nj.us
Sussex
Phone 973-383-1570
Union
Phone: 908-527-4500
ucpo@ucnj.org
Warren
Phone: 908-475-6275