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The criteria for reporting vary significantly based on jurisdiction. [11] Typically, mandatory reporting applies to people who have reason to suspect the abuse or neglect of a child, but it can also apply to people who suspect abuse or neglect of a dependent adult or the elderly, [12] or to any members of society (sometimes called Universal Mandatory Reporting [UMR]).
Nationwide, there was a 2348% increase in hotline calls from 150,000 in 1963 to 3.3 million in 2009. [7] In 2011, there were 3.4 million calls. [8] From 1992 to 2009 in the US, substantiated cases of sexual abuse declined 62%, physical abuse decreased 56% and neglect 10%.
The Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network (RAINN) is an American nonprofit anti-sexual assault organization, the largest in the United States. [4] RAINN operates the National Sexual Assault Hotline, as well as the Department of Defense Safe Helpline, and carries out programs to prevent sexual assault, help survivors, and ensure that perpetrators are brought to justice through victim services ...
The lawsuit states that within a few weeks of being in her mother’s care, DCFS began receiving child abuse hotline referrals, advising them that Sophia was being abused and neglected while in ...
Idaho could change this easily by adopting statutes along the lines of Texas: “In a proceeding regarding the abuse or neglect of a child, evidence may not be excluded on the ground of privileged ...
Legal experts say the case underscores Idaho’s weak protections for workers facing retaliation. How an Idaho children’s facility was able to fire whistleblowers who cited child abuse Skip to ...
On September 23, 2020, the Governor of California, Gavin Newsom signed executive order N-80-20 allowing local health officers and public health officials access to the state's Safe at Home program, due to their being "subject to threats and other harassment, including threats and harassment targeted at their places of residence, which threatens ...
BRANCH COUNTY — There were 173 substantiated cases of child abuse reported and reviewed by the Coldwater Child Advocacy Center for the county from July 2023 to June 2024.