Social Services
Use the county-published reporting contacts and instructions below. Telephone reports, mandated-reporter written follow-up, general enquiries and emergency instructions have different purposes.
Service area: Kern County — local child-protection reporting context.
- Availability · Kern — county source; retain reporting purpose, time and mandated-reporter qualifiers
- Child Abuse Hotline (661) 631-6011 (Countywide) (760) 375-6049 (Ridgecrest) (Report 24 hours per day, 7 days per week) For all emergencies call 911
Source & saved evidence
County of Kern · Kern — How to Report Suspected Child Abuse (opens in a new tab)
Abuse Reporting | Kern County, CA - Department of Human Services — cps-06029-122
Child Abuse Hotline (661) 631-6011 (Countywide) (760) 375-6049 (Ridgecrest) (Report 24 hours per day, 7 days per week) For all emergencies call 911
Agent source review: October 26, 2026 · Snapshot
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Before you start · 1 requirement & conditions
- Information & documents · Kern — county source; retain reporting purpose, time and mandated-reporter qualifiers
- Follow up with the written Suspected Child Abuse Report (SCAR) within 36 hours of phone call per mandated reporter guidelines. Please include the name of the social worker the report was made to in section B, under “official contacted.” Email reports to kerncpshotline@kerndhs.com (preferred) Mandated Reporter Manual, "A Guide to Mandated Reporting Responsibilities" Abuso de Menores Informes - Guía Para Reporteros Obligatorios California Child Abuse Mandated Reporter Training Network for Children Child Abuse Prevention
Source & saved evidence
County of Kern · Kern — How to Report Suspected Child Abuse (opens in a new tab)
Abuse Reporting | Kern County, CA - Department of Human Services — cps-06029-165
Follow up with the written Suspected Child Abuse Report (SCAR) within 36 hours of phone call per mandated reporter guidelines. Please include the name of the social worker the report was made to in section B, under “official contacted.” Email reports to kerncpshotline@kerndhs.com (preferred) Mandated Reporter Manual, "A Guide to Mandated Reporting Responsibilities" Abuso de Menores Informes - Guía Para Reporteros Obligatorios California Child Abuse Mandated Reporter Training Network for Children Child Abuse Prevention
Agent source review: October 26, 2026 · Snapshot
f359f5eff511fb25
Source & saved evidence
County of Kern · Kern — How to Report Suspected Child Abuse (opens in a new tab)
Abuse Reporting | Kern County, CA - Department of Human Services — cps-06029-122
Child Abuse Hotline (661) 631-6011 (Countywide) (760) 375-6049 (Ridgecrest) (Report 24 hours per day, 7 days per week) For all emergencies call 911
Agent source review: October 26, 2026 · Snapshot f359f5eff511fb25
- Phone
- (661) 631-6807