Currently, the efficacy of mandatory reporting is being called into question. Some of the criticisms and concerns that have been expressed regarding CAPTA (the 1974 Child Abuse Prevention and ...

Dec. 16—The Department of Children, Youth and Families (DCYF) has updated its mandatory reporter training, which the agency says will highlight the distinction between families in need of support ...

The criminal charges against two Aberdeen educators for failing to report rape allegations hinge on Maryland’s mandatory reporting laws — rules intended to protect vulnerable people by ensuring that ...

Washington lawmakers are once again tackling the sensitive issue of mandatory reporting of child abuse and neglect by clergy members. This isn’t the first time state lawmakers have attempted to pass ...

WASHINGTON - The federal government has announced an investigation into Washington's newly enacted mandatory reporter law. This law adds clergy to the list of individuals required to report child ...

TACOMA, Wash. — A federal judge indicated Monday that he will likely issue a preliminary injunction against Washington's law designating members of the clergy as mandatory reporters of sex abuse.