Can You Call Protective Services if the Mother is Still Pregnant

My question involves child abuse or neglect in the State of: Florida

If a pregnant mother is committing risky behaviors (drugs, etc), at what point do you call protective services? Do you wait until the baby is delivered?

Child Protective Services cannot do anything until there is a child that is at risk. There is not legally a child at risk until the child is born.

If you make a credible report to Florida DCF about a pregnant family member who is using illicit substances, they may try to get her into a Healthy Start program, a program for pregnant women who have problems with drugs or alcohol. If they make the attempt and she is not willing, they would be in a position to potentially obtain a drug screen or take other protective actions at the time the child is born.

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