Linking Schools and Social Services: The Case of Child Abuse Reporting

Abstract

Coordination of schools and child protective services (CPS) agencies on child abuse reporting is required by law because school staff are mandated to report suspected maltreatment to CPS agencies. National data reveal that school staff generally comply with the reporting mandate. Although school district policy and resource limitations reinforce compliance with the reporting laws, CPS agency policies designed to limit reports and to focus resources on the most serious cases are inconsistent with district policies. As a result, school staff reports may be greeted with annoyance and rejection. The implications of this apparent conflict for child protection and for other coordination efforts are discussed.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 1990
Accession Number
ADA257667

Entities

People

  • Gail L. Zellman

Organizations

  • RAND Corporation

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Adolescents
  • Child Abuse
  • Contrast
  • Corporations
  • Factor Analysis
  • Families (Human)
  • Feedback
  • Health
  • Health Care
  • Health Services
  • Law
  • Mental Health
  • New York
  • Numbers
  • Perception
  • Physicians
  • Statistical Sampling

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