Statutory threshold wording is associated with child maltreatment reporting

The purpose of this study was to determine whether statutory wording of child maltreatment mandated reporting legislation was associated with reporting patterns and substantiation of abuse across U.S. states and territories. Annual state averages for total referrals, referrals screened-out, referral...

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Authors: Piersiak, Hannah A. (Author) ; Levi, Benjamin H. 1961- (Author) ; Humphreys, Kathryn L. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2023
In: Child maltreatment
Year: 2023, Volume: 28, Issue: 3, Pages: 517-526
Online Access: Volltext (lizenzpflichtig)
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Keywords:
Child Abuse
child maltreatment
Neglect

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