Currently, the efficacy of mandatory reporting is being called into question. Some of the criticisms and concerns that have been expressed regarding CAPTA (the 1974 Child Abuse Prevention and ...

Both Texas and Oklahoma require anyone who suspects child abuse to report it under mandatory reporting laws, with failure to ...

Washington lawmakers are once again tackling the sensitive issue of mandatory reporting of child abuse and neglect by clergy members. This isn’t the first time state lawmakers have attempted to pass ...

For institutions and organizations entrusted with the care of children, such as schools, daycares, hospitals, faith-based communities, camps and sports teams, the responsibility to safeguard their ...

KSHB 41 reporter Rachel Henderson covers neighborhoods in Wyandotte and Leavenworth counties. Share your story idea with Rachel. KSHB 41 spoke to experts about the importance of mandated reporters ...

Any authorized adult or program staff or other mandatory reporter under Georgia law who has reasonable cause to believe that suspected child abuse has occurred, shall immediately report the suspected ...

In the wake of an ongoing U.S. maternal mortality crisis, encouraging pregnant people with substance use disorders to get treatment is crucial. Nationally, drug overdoses are a top cause of ...

The criminal charges against two Aberdeen educators for failing to report rape allegations hinge on Maryland’s mandatory reporting laws — rules intended to protect vulnerable people by ensuring that ...

Introducing mandatory reporting has widened visibility around child abuse, but has also triggered a surge in referrals - including many tied to parental conflict - placing unprecedented pressure on ...