In a crisis, you as a foster parent will almost always need to contact your foster child’s placement worker (from the Iowa Department of Health and Human Services or Juvenile Court Services) and your Family Connections case worker.
When you receive a placement, make sure you have the emergency contact numbers for the worker and keep this information in a convenient and accessible place.
If you are unable to contact your child’s HHS worker or your case worker, please contact the on-call number for HHS or Four Oaks Family Connections.
If you need to report child abuse or neglect, please call the Iowa Department of Health and Human Services child abuse hotline at 1.800.362.2178.
DHS Service Numbers:
DHS: 1-800-362-2178
Four Oaks Family Connections: 877-364-1113