It's been the United States' approach to child-abuse prevention for 50 years, but it's not been backed up by the evidence.

Despite the grave importance of mandatory reporting laws, states vary widely in how they define, interpret, and enforce them.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Gustine School District office in Gustine, Monday, Jan. 26, 2026. (Andy Alfaro/aalfaro@modbee.com) An investigation by The Modesto ...

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 ...

Teachers caught high school students sharing explicit, AI generated images of their classmates in a 2023 incident– but ...

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 ...

Earlier this month, Washington Gov. Bob Ferguson signed a bill into law that now requires clergy to be mandatory reporters of child abuse or neglect. Under SB 5375, clergy in Washington must report ...

Any authorized adult or program staff or other mandatory reporter under Georgia law who has reasonable cause to believe that suspected child abuse has occurred, shall immediately report the suspected ...

Every nurse is a mandatory reporter, but not all have experienced situations that have required them to report abuse or neglect. This legal responsibility is another badge nurses wear, but what does ...

An investigation by The Modesto Bee and Merced Sun-Star found no indication that Gustine Unified School District followed California’s mandated reporting laws when suspicions were raised that ...