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Children's Protective Services Children's Protective Services (CPS) is a program within the Department of Human Services (DHS) responsible for investigating allegations of child abuse and neglect. The Michigan Child Protection Law provides the framework for what CPS must do.
Child abuse means harm or threatened harm to a child's health or welfare that occurs through non-accidental physical or mental injury, sexual abuse, sexual exploitation, or maltreatment, by a parent, a legal guardian, or any other person responsible for the child's health or welfare or by a teacher, a teacher's aide, or a member of the clergy. Note: DHS does not investigate child abuse by a teacher, teacher's aide or a member of the clergy. DHS will transfer these types of complaints to law enforcement. Child neglect means harm or threatened harm to a child's health or welfare by a parent, legal guardian, or any other person responsible for the child's health or welfare that occurs through either of the following: Negligent treatment, including the failure to provide adequate food, clothing, shelter, or medical care. Placing a child at an unreasonable risk to the child's health or welfare by failure of the parent, legal guardian, or other person responsible for the child's health or welfare to intervene to eliminate that risk when that person is able to do so and has, or should have, knowledge of the risk. Contact the Department of Human Services Mailing Address Department of Human Services 235 S. Grand Ave. P.O. Box 30037 Lansing, Michigan 48909 To report abuse, call your local DHS county office or Statewide child abuse hotline 1-800-942-4357 Statewide adult abuse hotline 1-800-996-6228 Telephone: 517-373-2035 Fax: 517-335-6236 TTY: 517-373-8071
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