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If the person is in immediate danger, or if this is an emergency call 911.

First gather any helpful information:

  • The name and address of the possibly abused person
  • The name and address of the person causing the maltreatment
  • The date and time of the alleged maltreatment
  • Details of what happened, when, where and how
  • Is the abused person still at risk?

Keep in mind

For more detailed information see the Olmsted County Abuse, Neglect, or Human Rights Violation webpage.
(www.olmstedcounty.gov and search on keyword abuse)

You can also use your phone to scan the QR Code located in the upper right of this screen.

If you believe it happened in: 

  • A home health care setting, hospital, regional treatment center, nursing home, or intermediate care facility for the intellectually disabled
    • Contact the Minnesota Department of Health, Office of Health facility Complaints at 651-215-8702
    • Toll Free 800-369-7994
    • TDD at 651-215-8980.

If the alleged perpetrator is: 

  • A parent, guardian, family childcare provider, family foster care provider, or juvenile correctional facility staff person:
    • Contact Olmsted County Child Protection Intake at 507-328-6130
    • After hours 507-535-5625

  • Employed by a public pre-school, elementary school, middle school, secondary school, or charter school and the child is a student in the school:
    • Contact the Minnesota Department of Children, Families and Learning at 651-582-8546
    • Fax: 651-634-2277

  • Someone outside the family and not a staff person at a facility. (Example: club athletics staff and babysitters):
    • Contact either the Rochester Police Department or Olmsted County Sheriff's Department

  • A staff person at a childcare center, residential treatment center (children's mental health), group home for children, minor parent program, shelter for children, chemical dependency treatment program for adolescents, waivered services program for children, crisis respite service program for children, or residential service program for children with developmental disabilities:
    • Contact the Minnesota Department of Human Services, Division of Licensing at 651-297-4123

To call the Crisis Phone 

For Child Abuse/Neglect:

  • Day Crisis Phone: 507-328-6130
  • After-Hours Crisis Phone: 507-535-5625

For Adult or Elder Abuse/Neglect:

  • Minnesota Adult Abuse Reporting Center (MAARC): 1-844-880-1574

If you are not sure call Law Enforcement 507-328-6800 

If you are a mandated reporter: 

you may use the online reporting tool atwww.mn.gov/dhs/reportadultabuse.

Human Rights Violation:

  • Office of the Human Rights Commission of Olmsted County: 507-328-7300

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