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1 Cross-Reporting among Agencies That Respond to Child Abuse and Neglect 1 (2021)

handle is hein.scsl/crrecb0001 and id is 1 raw text is: Cross-Reporting Among Agencies That Respond to Child Abuse and Neglect To access the statutes for a specific State or territory, visit the State Statutes Search. All 50 States, the District of Columbia, American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands have statutes specifying procedures that State agencies must follow in handling reports of suspected child abuse or neglect. In most States, these procedures include requirements for cross-system reporting and/ or information sharing among professional entities. Typically, reports are shared among social services agencies, law enforcement departments, and prosecutors' offices. In most States, a mandated reporter or other person who is concerned about a child's safety and welfare can make a report of suspected child maltreatment to a reporting hotline, the child protection services (CPS) Child Welfare * I Information Gateway PROTECTING CHILDREN il STRENGTHENING FAMILIES agency, or a law enforcement agency. Requiring some or all these agencies to share information (i.e., cross-report) ensures that the appropriate information gets to the agency that must conduct the investigation or family assessment. WHAT'S INSIDE Cross-reporting between child protective services and law enforcement Other reporting requirements &b Children's Bureau An Office of the Administration for Children & Families