Urgent need, crisis, abuse concern, or service breakdown
Report abuse and document a service breakdown
Use the Florida Abuse Hotline for suspected abuse, neglect, or exploitation and document service correction separately.
Official sources checked 2026-07-26
Start here
Review the Florida Abuse HotlineBefore you start
- Immediate safety, person and location, alleged conduct, dates, witnesses, injuries or losses, alleged responsible person, setting, prior reports, and requested service correction.
Who to contact
Florida Abuse Hotline, law enforcement when applicable, provider supervisor, waiver support coordinator, and APD regional office.
Step by step
- Call 911 for immediate danger.
- Report suspected abuse, neglect, or exploitation to 1-800-962-2873 or the official online route.
- Separately notify the provider supervisor, support coordinator, and APD about the service failure and request a correction or backup plan.
Expected next
Hotline intake or referral plus a documented service-correction or incident response.
Save this proof
Report date, intake or reference number, facts provided, incident records, service log, communications, and correction plan.
If this stalls or the answer is no
Recontact emergency or hotline services for continuing safety risk; escalate the service issue through provider and APD supervisors.
Beyond Childhood planning aid
Incident and breakdown log
A Beyond Childhood planning aid derived from the official sources named below.
- Safety now
- What happened
- When
- Witnesses
- Injury or loss
- Report route
- Reference number
- Correction requested
Derived from Florida Abuse Hotline FAQ, APD Incident Reporting
Official resources
Limits
The hotline and agencies determine jurisdiction and response. APD incident rules include provider duties and do not replace family safety reporting.
Beyond Childhood’s checklists and prompts are planning aids derived from official sources. They are not official forms, legal advice, eligibility decisions, or guarantees of funding, capacity, quality, or service.