Urgent need, crisis, abuse concern, or service breakdown
Report abuse and separately correct a failed service
Make the required safety report and separately notify the provider and service coordinator about service failure.
Official sources checked 2026-07-28
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Reporting Abuse, Neglect and ExploitationBefore you start
- Immediate safety, person and location, events and dates, witnesses, injuries, alleged responsible person, provider or setting, prior reports, and the failed service.
Who to contact
Use the official destination above or the LIDDA, service coordinator, program office, or contact named in the current notice.
Step by step
- Call 911 for immediate danger.
- Report suspected abuse, neglect, or exploitation through the official Texas reporting route applicable to the person and setting.
- Separately notify provider leadership and the LIDDA service coordinator about the service breakdown and requested correction.
Expected next
Report intake plus a named owner and correction response for the service issue.
Save this proof
Report reference, facts supplied, incident material, notices, correction request, owner, and response.
If this stalls or the answer is no
Recontact emergency or reporting services for continuing risk and escalate the service issue through LIDDA and HHSC routes.
Beyond Childhood planning aid
Report abuse and separately correct a failed service checklist
A Beyond Childhood planning aid derived from the cited official sources.
- Owner and date started
- Documents or information supplied
- Confirmation or notice
- Current status
- Next event and date
- Escalation contact
Derived from Your Rights in the HCS Program, Reporting Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation
Official resources
Limits
Reporting jurisdiction and required routes depend on the person, provider, and setting. A safety report and service correction are separate processes.
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.