Indiana Child Abuse/Neglect Hotline:
Child Abuse Hotline: 1-800-800-5556
Child Support Questions:
Child Support Customer Service Kidsline
(317) 233-5437 and (800) 840-8757
To e-mail Child Support please click: Indiana Child Support Bureau
Visit the Child Support Home Page
Indiana Department of Child Services Public Records Requests
Child Welfare Issues
DCS Customer Services Mail
Foster Care Helpline: (888) 631-9510
Foster Parent & Service Provider Payment Inquiries: (877) 340-0309
Adoptive Parent Inquiries : (877) 265-0086
Safe Haven Law Safe Haven Hotline, 1-877-796-HOPE (4673), or 2-1-1
Administrative Hearings
Mailing Address:
Indiana Department of Child Services, Office of General Counsel-Hearings and Appeals
302 W. Washington Street, Room E306 – MS47, Indianapolis, Indiana 46204-2739
Phone: (317) 232-0970
Email: HearingsAndAppeals@dcs.in.gov
FAX: (317) 232-2217
Administrative Law Judge Qualification Information
DCS Ombudsman (located in the Indiana Department of Administration)
DCS Ombudsman Bureau
International and Cultural Affairs (including Immigration and the Indian Child Welfare Act)
Send e-mail
More information about ICA
Education Services (including ESSA, academic, behavioral, and special education needs)
Send e-mail
More information about Education Services
Contact DCS ESSA state point of contact
Contact Department of Education (DOE) state point of contact
Contact the local or regional office in the county in which you live to apply for DCS Services.
Toll-Free Numbers for various programs and services.
Executive Management
Indiana State Phone and E-Mail Directory
To contact Child Welfare please use the form below:
Contact Form
If you would like to send written correspondence, please address comments to:
| Indiana Department of Child Services Customer Service P. O. Box 7083 Indianapolis, IN 46207-7083 | Indiana Child Support Bureau Inquiry Unit MS 11 402 W. Washington Street Indianapolis, IN 46204 |