Abuse, neglect, or exploitation of an endangered adult

Abuse, neglect, or exploitation of an endangered adult

Child Abuse Hotline for maltreatment reports

Describes Hotline receipt, county-office interaction, secondary review, and special circumstances.

Arkansas Child Maltreatment Assessment Protocol (PUB-357, 2013)

Earlier Arkansas DCFS child-maltreatment assessment protocol organizing maltreatment types, investigative priorities, definitions, evidence considerations, and determination guidance for child-abuse and neglect assessments. The source database contains 1 indexed record in PDF format; the original file binary is not bundled, so confirm the current official version before relying on it.

Arkansas Child Maltreatment Investigation Determination Guide (PUB-357, August 2024)

August 2024 Arkansas DCFS guide defining maltreatment categories and investigative determination standards used when evaluating allegations of abuse, neglect, abandonment, exploitation, and related safety concerns. The source database contains 1 indexed record in PDF format; the original file binary is not bundled, so confirm the current official version before relying on it.

Elder Law and Farmworker Legal Services

Area Agencies on Aging, older-adult legal help, rural seniors, migrant farmworkers, wage theft, safety, and language barriers.

Adult Protective Services

Information and reporting for suspected maltreatment of endangered or impaired adults.

Adam Walsh Child Abuse Registry Check Contacts and Procedures

Multi-state directory of child-abuse and neglect registry contacts, forms, fees, submission methods, and clearance procedures used for child-placement background checks under Adam Walsh requirements. The source database contains 1 indexed record in PDF format; the original file binary is not bundled, so confirm the current official version before relying on it.

Arkansas Volunteer Lawyers for the Elderly

Volunteer legal services described in the report as targeting older adults in rural Arkansas, including advance directives and powers of attorney.

Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly

Integrated healthcare, day-center, and home-care model intended to help eligible adults remain in the community rather than enter a nursing facility.

Child Maltreatment Hotline, Intake, and Response Priorities

Hotline and portal channels, mandated reporters, criminal and non-criminal routing, Priority 1 and 2 contact standards, and Plans of Safe Care.

Elder Law

Aging, long-term care, guardianship, estate planning, elder abuse, public benefits, housing, and decision-making support.

Arkansas Child Maltreatment Reporting and Investigation Flowchart (2024)

October 2024 flowchart showing Arkansas child-maltreatment reporting, hotline acceptance or screening, DCFS or CACD investigation, response timing, findings, notice, and review or appeal pathways. The source database contains 1 indexed record in PDF format; the original file binary is not bundled, so confirm the current official version before relying on it.

Report abuse or exploitation

Use emergency services and the appropriate protective-services channel when safety is at risk.

Receive child maltreatment report

A report starts with the statewide Child Abuse Hotline or the authorized online channel for mandated reporters.

Screen child-maltreatment reports

Screen child-maltreatment reports

Arkansas Child Abuse Hotline

Twenty-four-hour statewide intake line for reports of suspected child abuse, neglect, abandonment, sexual abuse, and exploitation. Call 911 for immediate danger.

Report Child Abuse or Neglect

Arkansas DHS instructions for reporting suspected child maltreatment. Call 911 when a child is in immediate danger.

Child Abuse Hotline TDD Access

Telecommunications access line for deaf or hard-of-hearing people reporting suspected child maltreatment.

Elder law and veteran resources

Use Area Agencies on Aging, Choices in Living, county Veteran Service Officers, legal aid, and protective-services resources as appropriate.

9 CAR § 40-313 — Child maltreatment investigation requirements

Reports are promptly investigated; response initiation may be within twenty-four or seventy-two hours depending on classification; safety assessments, interviews, supervisory approval, and limited extensions are addressed.

Child-maltreatment finding review

Investigation of child maltreatment reports

Describes investigation assignment, preparation, initiation, interviews, safety/risk assessment, protective custody, extensions, determinations, internal review, referrals, and case opening.

Request child maltreatment Central Registry information

Central Registry information has a specialized confidential-access process.