If you suspect an incident, the best thing you can do is to report it. Once you do, our caseworkers will review the claim and if necessary, reach out to the family to offer support. Our goal is to strengthen families and we need your help.
The best way to prevent child abuse and neglect is to strengthen families.
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CO4Kids es la campaña de Colorado para generar conciencia sobre las formas de prevenir el abuso y la negligencia infantil, así como la necesidad de familias de crianza en todo el estado. Todos los padres necesitan ayuda de vez en cuando: de familiares, amigos y, a veces, de profesionales. Si le preocupa la seguridad y el bienestar de un niño, llame al 844-CO-4-KIDS. Todos los padres necesitan ayuda de vez en cuando: de familiares, amigos y, a veces, de profesionales. Si le preocupa la seguridad y el bienestar de un niño, llame al 844-CO-4-KIDS.
Learn to recognize the signs of common types of child abuse and neglect.
The more you know, the safer Colorado children are, and the stronger their families can be.
Emotional abuse or psychological abuse, also referred to as psychological neglect, is a pattern of behavior that impairs a child or youth’s emotional development or sense of self-worth. This may include constant criticism, threats or rejection, as well as withholding love, support, or guidance.
Sexual abuse is defined as the employment, use, persuasion, inducement, enticement, or coercion of any child or youth… to engage in, or assist any other person to engage in, any sexually explicit conduct or simulation of such conduct, for the purpose of producing a visual depiction of such conduct…or the rape, and in cases of the caretaker or inter-familial relationships, statutory rape, molestation, child sex trafficking, or incest with children.
Emotional abuse or psychological abuse, also referred to as psychological neglect, is a pattern of behavior that impairs a child or youth’s emotional development or sense of self-worth. This may include constant criticism, threats or rejection, as well as withholding love, support, or guidance.
Some children and youth reside in an institution, such as a group home or psychiatric care facility. Child protective service employees must ensure children an youth’s safety while they are in an institution’s care. It is possible that any form of abuse or neglect may occur while a child or youth is in the care of an institution. If the maltreatment is caused by employees of the institution, it is classified as institutional abuse.
Physical abuse is any non-accidental physical injury (ranging from minor bruises to severe fractures or death) as a result of punching, beating, kicking, biting, shaking, throwing, stabbing, choking, hitting (with a hand, stick, strap, or another object), burning, or otherwise harming a child, that is inflicted by a parent, caregiver, or another person who has responsibility for the child or youth.
24 Hour Colorado Child Abuse and Neglect Hotline
Anyone witnessing a child in a life-threatening situation should call 911 immediately
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