Child Safety

The Safety First Office
	This new Office provides immediate assistance to City agencies and foster care and preventive service providers and Child Care and Head Start programs that have concerns about the progress of a current or closed child protective investigation. Learn more or send an online request

Safe Haven Law (Abandoned Infant Protection Act)
	Parents who are unable to care for their newborn infants may anonymously and legally leave their infant at a safe place such as a hospital. Click here for more information, or call: 866-505-SAFE (7233)

Take Good Care of Your Baby
	NYC Children’s Services and the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene launched a media campaign, making parents aware of important safety tips to keep young children safe. Learn more

Tune In For Child Safety
	The City has launched Tune in for Child Safety, a new training program for child care workers to help them better recognize the signs of abuse and neglect and better protect the safety of New York City’s children. Read the Press Release Visit the Training Website


	Prevent Child Abuse and Neglect Mandated Reporters Child Safety Video Report of the Interagency Task Force on Child Welfare and Safety