Maine help desk
Choose the kind of help you need. These links take you to official reporting guidance and school resources.
If a child is in immediate danger, call 911.
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Contact the right reporting agency
Use Maine DHHS for reporting instructions and contact details. Follow its directions for your county, urgency, and type of concern; online forms may have restrictions.
Open Maine reporting contactsReporting resource: https://www.maine.gov/dhhs/ocfs/provider-resources/reporting-suspected-child-abuse-and-neglect
Start with the school’s process
Ask the teacher, counselor, or principal for the school’s bullying policy and reporting procedure. Use the checklist below to prepare, then follow the district’s process for unresolved concerns.
Read Maine’s bullying laws & policies on StopBullying.govSchool meeting checklist — open or print
- Write down dates, the places or apps involved, and what you observed or were told.
- Ask who will be the family’s contact and what immediate support the child can use.
- Ask about the reporting process, follow-up date, and steps if the behavior continues.
- Keep a private record of communications and the agreed next steps.
If a minor’s sexual image is involved, do not download, copy, or forward it. Use NCMEC’s reporting guidance below.
Use NCMEC’s CyberTipline
For suspected online child sexual exploitation, visit the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children’s CyberTipline guidance or open the official report form. For immediate danger, call 911.
Search Maine’s sex offender registry
The official state registry. Search by address, and in many states see the results on a map. It lists only people convicted and required to register; most child sexual abuse is by someone the child already knows. Using the registry honestly.
Open Maine’s registryNeed someone to talk it through with? Call or text 1-800-422-4453, the Childhelp National Child Abuse Hotline. This is support and guidance, not a substitute for a required report.