What you need to know about mandated reporting and child maltreatment with Rachel Rosenberg and Sarah Catherine Williams

Talking About Kids

Child maltreatment is a major public health concern in the United States, but are the mandated reporting laws that were intended to reduce child maltreatment working? My guests this episode, Rachel Rosenberg and Sarah Catherine Williams, are two of the authors of a new report from ChildTrends. As you will hear, their research suggests that mandated reporters need better training to help make the system more effective and to reduce the stigmatization of families who are experiencing financial insecurities. More information about Rachel, Sarah Catherine, and their report, Mandated Reporting Policies Do Not Promote More Accurate Reporting of Suspected Neglect, is at talkingaboutkids.com.