Tue.Apr 29, 2025

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Reporting Child Abuse: Why, When, What, How

Center for Child Protection

April is National Child Abuse Prevention Month, and we have been highlighting the 5 Steps to Protecting Our Kids all month long. Those steps are: As April comes to an end, we want to dive a little deeper into the last step. Part of reacting responsibly to child abuse is knowing why, when, what, & how to report. Why Report Reporting can save a child’s life.

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NCCPR news and commentary round-up, week ending April 29

NCCPR Child Welfare Blog

Think you know all about the controversy over mandatory reporting laws that require most professionals dealing with children to report their slightest suspicion of abuse or neglect to the family police? This story, from the New York City online news site THE CITY , adds a whole new dimension of depth and nuance. For example: why the all-purpose cop-out non-solution solution of more training does so little good: Mandated reporters who spoke with THE CITY said that throughout their careers, they