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WHAT TO DO IF YOUR CHILD GETS ABUSED

A parent/guardian may file a Petition for an Order of Protection on behalf of a child whenever that child has been subject to abuse by a current adult household member. (Sect. 455.505.1, R.S.Mo.) The petition forms are available on the St. Louis County Circuit Court website or by clicking the links on the left side of this page.

In many instances, the judge who receives the O/P petition will order the Children's Division to investigate the case and submit a report to the court prior to the O/P Full Hearing.

In addition to seeking child orders of protection for emergencies involving children, the Children's Division
should be contacted immediately.


The Missouri Child Abuse and Neglect Hotline number is 1-800-392-3738.

The local St. Louis County central number is (314) 264-7700.


The St. Louis County Children's Division has four offices. To determine the appropriate branch, please refer to Addendum E.
The branches and their telephone numbers are as follows:

1. Page -          (314) 264-7700
2. Jennings -     (314) 877-2550
3. Seven Hills - (314) 475-7750
4. South -         (314) 416-2700

These offices are open from 8:00 a.m. to 4:45 p.m., Monday through Friday. The Missouri Child Abuse and Neglect Hotline is answered 24 hours a day, every day of the year. The hotline staff has access to a list of on-call C.D. employees for every office, representing every county in Missouri, in case of emergencies.

New cases and hotlines are typically assigned by the zip code of the hotlined parent. Here is the general breakdown:

South Service Center
(314) 416-2700 		Jennings / Seven Hills Office*
(314) 877-2550 / (314) 475-7750 		Page Office
(314) 264-7700
63001 63031 63005
63011 63033 63017
63021 63034 63043
63025 63042 63044
63026 63134 63045
63038 63135 63074
63040 63136 63105
63049 63137 63114
63069 63138 63120
63088 63140 63121
63117 63124
63119 63130
63122 63132
63123 63133
63125 63141
63126 63146
63127
63128
63129
63131
63143
63144
*Seven Hills does not have hotline workers; all of the hotlines for Seven Hills are assigned
to the Jennings location.


Cases are not usually transferred to the other offices when families move - unless the case is reassigned for
other reasons (i.e., when a worker leaves C.D. and the caseload needs to be reassigned.)

Reports handled after-hours are not assigned by zip code.