To report child abuse or neglect, call the hotline at
844-264-5437
Available 24/7
All calls are confidential and will be routed to the county where the child resides.
If your call is an emergency or you are witnessing a child in a life-threatening situation, call 911 immediately.
CORE Services
- Home Based Intervention: A variety of Services provided primarily in home of the client, which can include therapeutic services, concrete services, collateral services, and crisis intervention directed to meet the needs of the child and family.
- Life Skills: Services provided primarily in the home that teach household management, effectively accessing community resources, parenting techniques, and family conflict management.
- Day Treatment: Comprehensive, highly structured services that provide education to children and therapy to children and their families.
- Sexual Abuse Treatment: Therapeutic intervention designed to address issues and behaviors related to sexual abuse victimization, sexual dysfunction, sexual abuse perpetration, and to prevent further sexual abuse and victimization.
- Special Economic Assistance: Emergency financial assistant of not more that $400 per family per year in the form of cash and / or vendor payment to purchase concrete services.
- Mental Health Services: Diagnostic and / or therapeutic services to assist in the development of the family services plan, to assess and / or improve family communication, functioning, and relationships.
- Substance Abuse Treatment Services: Diagnostic and / or therapeutic services to assist in the development of the family service plan, to assess and / or improve family communication, function, and relationships, and to prevent further abuse of drugs or alcohol.
Archuleta County’s Department of Human Services Child Welfare Unit receives reports of child abuse and neglect and works with families to identify and resolve concerns for children’s safety and well-being.
Our goal is to strengthen families and ensure the safety, well-being, and permanence of every child.