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 ...

A proposed Ohio House bill that would add elected officials to a long slate of professions that are legally required to report child abuse received its first hearing last week. Reps. Tom Young, ...

OHIO — A new plan at the Ohio Statehouse would increase the number of people who are mandatory child abuse reporters. News Center 7’s John Bedell said there is now a plan in the works at the Ohio ...

The post Lawmaker Calls for Stronger Mandatory Reporting Rules Following Our Investigation Into Church Abuse Case appeared ...

Across the United States, state laws designate licensed mental health professionals (MHPs) as mandated reporters when they have reasonable suspicion of child abuse or neglect (Ettinger, 2022). This ...

OLYMPIA Wash. (KPTV) - The state of Washington, clergy members and the U.S. Department of Justice have reached an agreement after the DOJ and clergy sued over a new state law making priests and ...

Teachers, child care providers, and other people who work with children will soon be subject to a new state law governing how and when suspected child abuse or neglect should be reported. The law, ...

The St. James Cathedral is the cathedral for the Catholic Archdiocese of Seattle and its Archbishop Paul Etienne, who is one of nearly a dozen plaintiffs suing the state over a new law that would ...

Survivors of Abuse NY announced an expansion of its educational outreach focused on civil legal remedies for survivors of ...

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