Child Protective Services recognizes the value of providing information to the public. Members of the news media are invited to contact the Communications and Media Officer of the Department of Health and Human Services for inquiries about the child welfare system in Sacramento. We will provide as much information as possible given legally-mandated confidentiality requirements.

Laura McCasland
Phone: (916) 875-2008

Cell:    (916) 420-0600

Email: mccaslandla@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 cases, please contact Victoria Deane, the ombudsman for the Sacramento County Department of Health and Human Services, at (916) 875-2000.