Child protection
Reporting
To report concerns about child abuse, neglect or sexual abuse, contact during business hours the county or reservation where the child lives. If the child is in immediate risk of harm, please contact your local law enforcement agency or dial 911.
State policy and practice questions
651-431-4661
Minnesota Rapid Child Welfare Consultation and Support System
To access experienced peer counselors regarding difficult child safety and maltreatment decisions with child welfare colleagues within 24 hours of the requesting agency initiating contact. This contact is for Tribal and county child welfare agencies only.
1-888-234-1138
dcyf.csp.rapidconsult@state.mn.us
MDE Student Maltreatment Program
Minnesota Department of Education
Student Maltreatment Program
651-582-8546 (reporting line)
651-797-1601 (fax)
mde.student-maltreatment@state.mn.us
Parent Support Outreach (PSOP)
dcyf.csp.psop@state.mn.us
Trafficked and exploited youth
dcyf.safeharbor.dcyf@state.mn.us
General safety policy
dcyf.csp.safety@state.mn.us
Foster care
Foster care
Questions about placement decisions, relative search and notice, case planning, visitation, permanency planning, and other policy concerns.
651-431-4660
dcyf.csp.fostercare@state.mn.us
Technical assistance for licensing workers
dcyf.fostercarelicensing@state.mn.us
For prospective or current foster parents, contact your licensing agency or Foster Adopt MN.
Adolescent services
General information
For general questions about adolescent services, contact us at dcyf_csp_adolescents@state.mn.us
Education and Training Vouchers
Offers help to current or former foster youth to pay for post-secondary education.
651-431-6059
DCYF.ETVcoordinator@state.mn.us
Expectant, Pregnant, and Parenting Youth (EPY)
Technical assistance on federal and state policies for case management and placement of expectant, pregnant, or parenting youth in foster care.
dcyf_csp_adolescents@state.mn.us
Extended Foster Care
Extended foster care offers services and supports for youth ages 18 up to 21 that were in foster care immediately prior to their 18th birthday.
dcyf_csp_adolescents@state.mn.us
Medical Assistance for former foster care youth
Medical Assistance eligibility until age 26 for youth in foster care on or after their 18th birthday.
dcyf_csp_adolescents@state.mn.us
Minnesota Youth in Transition Database (MNYTD)
The federal John H. Chafee Foster Care Program for Successful Transition to Adulthood (the Chafee program) provides funding to and governs the independent living program known as STAY (Successful Transition to Adulthood for Youth) in Minnesota. The Chafee program requires a client-specific data collection system to track independent living services provided to youth, and defined outcomes that measure each state’s performance in preparing youth for successful transition to adulthood, from foster care to independent living.
dcyf_csp_adolescents@state.mn.us
Minor Parent Reporting and Case Management
For questions about hospital reports on births to minors, an connecting minor parents to voluntary case management services as required by Minnesota law.
dcyf_csp_adolescents@state.mn.us
Missing from Foster Care/Runaway Youth
Technical assistance on the federal and state required response to youth who go missing from care or runaway.
dcyf_csp_adolescents@state.mn.us
STAY in the Community
Community agencies provide individual independent living skills for former foster youth from age 18 up to 23 who are no longer working with a county or tribal worker. These services help youth prepare for a successful transition to adulthood. They also provide group independent living skills classes for current and former youth ages 14 up to 23
dcyf_csp_adolescents@state.mn.us
STAY (Successful Transition to Adulthood for Youth)
County and tribal agencies provide independent living services to help youth ages 14 up to 23 prepare for a successful transition to adulthood
dcyf_csp_adolescents@state.mn.us
Youth Leadership Councils
Current and former foster care youth can learn leadership skills and make a difference in the foster care system by participating in Youth Leadership Councils.
dcyf_csp_adolescents@state.mn.us
Adoption and kinship
Adoption and kinship
Partner with county social services agencies, tribal and private agencies, county attorneys, guardians ad litem, courts and others to provide services to children under guardianship of the commissioner of the Department of Human Services
651-431-4656
northstar.benefits@state.mn.us
Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children (ICPC)
The mechanism we have to ensure protection and services to children who are placed across state lines for foster care, adoption, parental, relative and residential placements.
651-431-4727
mn.icpc@state.mn.us
Federal Express address: 444 Lafayette Road, St. Paul, MN 55155
Child Safety and Permanency Division
FAX: 651-431-7627
dcyf,child.safety-permanency@state.mn.us
