Originally Posted by useyourwords

There is no question you are doing the right thing!!! Depending on how overworked your CPS is, they often look for certain words to determine if they must respond to a call, and how urgently they must respond. It is important to stress that you believe a child is in "imminent danger". Many times they will explicitly ask you this question and, if you say no, that basically gives them authority to put it behind other cases where people said yes! If a child is living with an addict they ARE in imminent danger. If you see the child and see any signs of abuse be sure to document -- take a photo and, if you can, take the child in to a hospital. If you are in an urban area many large hospitals have an on-call CPS team that will do emergency assessments. Good luck.