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 ...

Joe Cheray, an abuse survivor, testified Monday in favor of a bill that would make clergy mandated reporters when they suspect a child is being abused. (Kansas Reflector screen capture from the House ...

The article stresses that universal mandatory reporting laws require all adults to report suspected child abuse, but many states lack proper training. Without clear guidance and education, these laws ...

Although the vast majority of cases are unsubstantiated, CPS involvement is often traumatizing for families of color. A ...

TEXOMA (KXII) - Both Texas and Oklahoma require anyone who suspects child abuse to report it under mandatory reporting laws, with failure to report constituting a crime that carries at minimum ...

TOPEKA — Kansas ordained clergy would be mandated reporters of child abuse under a bill proposed Monday in the House Judiciary Committee, and proponents hope this will be the year it passes. House ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Joe Cheray testified Monday in favor of a bill that would make clergy mandated reporters when they suspect a child is being abused ...