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 ...

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 ...

Making a mandatory report can be stressful, but it’s important. Mandatory reporting can be defined as “anyone required by law to report actual or suspected abuse and/or neglect.” It’s most often ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Kentucky's mandatory reporting law requires that child sexual abuse be reported immediately, whether you know or have "reasonable ...

State mandated reporting laws date back to the the 1960s, when children’s advocates argued that professionals often ignored signs of child abuse and neglect. The new laws required doctors, teachers, ...

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 ...