Child Protective Services recognizes the value of providing information to the public. The news media is an important vehicle for this process. Members of the news media are invited to contact the Communications and Media Officer for inquiries about child welfare in Sacramento. We will provide as much information as possible given the legally-mandated confidentiality requirements of child welfare information.

Laurie Slothower
Phone: (916) 876-5462
Cell:    (916) 956-3130
Email: slothowerl@saccounty.net

If you are calling to report possible child abuse or neglect, please contact the 24-Hour CPS Child Abuse Hotline at (916) 875-5437 (875-KIDS).

For complaints or concerns about specific or ongoing cases, please contact Victoria Deane, the ombudsman for the Sacramento County Department of Health and Human Services, at (916) 875-2000.