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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...