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
[email protected]
Bergen
Phone: Mon-Fri 201-646-2300
After Hours: 201-646-5962
[email protected]
Burlington
Phone: 609-265-5035
[email protected]
Camden
Phone: 856-225-8400
Cape May
Phone: 609-465-1135
[email protected]
Cumberland
Phone: 856-453-0486
Essex
Phone: 877-847-7432
https://njecpo.org/special-victims-unit/
Gloucester
Phone: 856-384-5500
[email protected]
Hudson
Phone: 201-795-6400
[email protected]
Hunterdon
Phone: 908-788-1129
[email protected]
Mercer
Phone: 609-989-6568
Middlesex
Phone: 732-745-3300
[email protected]
Monmouth
Phone: 732-431-7160
[email protected]
Morris
Tel: 973-285-6200
[email protected]
Ocean
Phone: 732-929-2027
[email protected]
Passaic
Phone: 973-881-4800
[email protected]
Salem
Phone: 856-935-7510, Ext. 8333
24 Hr Non-Emergency: 856-769-3508
Somerset
Phone: 908-231-7100
[email protected]
Sussex
Phone 973-383-1570
Union
Phone: 908-527-4500
[email protected]
Warren
Phone: (908) 475-6060
[email protected]