I need some help with a bad situation?

Question

Well I would rather not say who it is an d all that jazz but I know of a teenage girl that was abused or is being abused.Her mother actually went as far as to punch her in the head yesterday & she came to me.I wanted her to stay her & actually me & my husband want her to move in BUT I am unsure of the law.I assume they would support me.I am just unsure about how to go about this.Who do I call?What all do I have to do?I know this is the wrong category but I have got some great answer from some of the moms here & thought they might be of some help.

Answer 1

Call your local Family & Childrens' Services, or Child Protective Services and tell them what you told us.

They may be happy for you to be temporary Foster Parents to this girl.

Answer 2

Depends on how old she is.

I would call social services.

If she's 16, she will probably be given the right to choose where she lives, once social services conducts an evaluation of her potential guardians.