An interesting study from Israel illustrates one of the core flaws that I have found in mandated reporting laws, which is that the...

A school teacher in Colorado has been arrested for sexual misconduct on campus, and his employer may or may not have conducted adequate...

A judge has dismissed a school district from a civil lawsuit alleging that a teacher initiated a sexual relationship with a student. The...

A teacher found herself sentenced to jail after a jury acquitted her of a sexual relationship with a student, but convicted her of...

One of the big problems in social science research is the “replication crisis.” Many famous studies have results that later researchers...

One unanticipated result of Georgia's abolishing its child abuse registry last fall is that many youth serving organizations no longer...

A Chicago social services agency faces a nightmare scenario after learning that one of its star staff members has been accused of being a...

One popular, and many believe essential, component of child protection policies is a prevention program geared toward children.  In these...

Johns Hopkins has published a new guide to preventing child sexual abuse.  I have not had time to read it all the way through, but it...

One of the centers at Johns Hopkins has issued a guide for child protection policies for youth-serving organizations.  It is lengthy, but...

One question that I often hear from child care centers is whether we are required to report sexual play between children. As usual, the...

One of the most difficult areas to navigate in mandated reporting issues is when to report neglect of a child. The laws are definite that...

Every state has its own requirements for mandated reporters, but there are a few general principles underlying all of the various...

One of the unfortunate side effects of increased awareness of child sexual abuse is increased stereotyping of men who work in early...

Numerous mental health studies suggest that one of the best ways to help children develop resilience and recover from adverse childhood...

This story from Los Angeles illustrates that even the best child protection policies do not work if staff and supervisors do not follow...