CPS: (TX dept. of Family & Protective Services).......800.252.5400 CPS Online Reporting Website.....................................www.TxAbuseHotline.org Diocesan Director Of Safe Environment....................817.945.9334 Vicar General/Moderator of the Curia/Chancellor...817.945.9315 Victim Assistance Hotline.............................................817.945.9345
HOW TO MAKE A REPORT
If you suspect abuse or neglect of a child, elder or vulnerable adult*, or if abuse has been disclosed to you:
1. Call CPS (800-252-5400); get a case number or copy of report.
AND/OR
Call the Police or 911; get a case number or copy of report.
2. Immediately report the alleged abuse to your supervisor, Priest or Principal and submit the Confidential Notice of Concern with CPS report information.
In case of alleged abuse by clergy or Church personnel, contact the Victim Assistance Hotline, Director of Safe Environment, or Chancellor of the Diocese directly.
* A vulnerable adult can include someone who habitually lacks the use of reason.