Nearly 10 years after the article being published, every state had a statue known as “mandatory reporting” laws. The mandatory reporting laws require certain professionals (doctors and teachers) to report suspected child abuse to the proper authority (Macfie, J., Cicchetti, D., and Toth, S. 2001). The Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act was established in 1974 and provided funding for those programs to help identify and report child abuse and also to provide shelter for the victims of abuse. Although there are laws in effect to help eliminate child abuse, it still occurs. Child abuse is a common occurrence in the United States. It is estimated that 3 million reports of child abuse are reported each year and involve almost 6 million children (Child Welfare Information Gateway. 2013). It is also reported that 4 to 5 children are killed by child abuse or neglect a day and children whose parents use drugs or abuse alcohol are 3 times more likely to be abused and 4 times likely to be
Nearly 10 years after the article being published, every state had a statue known as “mandatory reporting” laws. The mandatory reporting laws require certain professionals (doctors and teachers) to report suspected child abuse to the proper authority (Macfie, J., Cicchetti, D., and Toth, S. 2001). The Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act was established in 1974 and provided funding for those programs to help identify and report child abuse and also to provide shelter for the victims of abuse. Although there are laws in effect to help eliminate child abuse, it still occurs. Child abuse is a common occurrence in the United States. It is estimated that 3 million reports of child abuse are reported each year and involve almost 6 million children (Child Welfare Information Gateway. 2013). It is also reported that 4 to 5 children are killed by child abuse or neglect a day and children whose parents use drugs or abuse alcohol are 3 times more likely to be abused and 4 times likely to be