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Air Medical Journal 2017
Topics: Aged; Child; Child Abuse; Confidentiality; Elder Abuse; Health Personnel; Humans; Mandatory Reporting; United States
PubMed: 29132588
DOI: 10.1016/j.amj.2017.09.001 -
Journal of Psychiatric Practice Jul 2023Human trafficking, which includes sex and labor trafficking, is a pressing issue that needs to be more adequately addressed. Health care professionals have a unique...
Human trafficking, which includes sex and labor trafficking, is a pressing issue that needs to be more adequately addressed. Health care professionals have a unique opportunity to assist people who are experiencing human trafficking. However, no consensus exists concerning the involvement of law enforcement through mandatory reporting of trafficked adults. This column uses argument-based ethics to analyze existing literature on ethical justification for mandatory reporting laws. It also recommends areas of growth for health care professionals and ethicists concerned about the use of mandatory reporting for human trafficking.
Topics: Adult; Humans; Mandatory Reporting; Health Personnel
PubMed: 37449830
DOI: 10.1097/PRA.0000000000000716 -
Infection Control and Hospital... Jun 2023
Topics: Humans; Mandatory Reporting
PubMed: 37129015
DOI: 10.1017/ice.2023.90 -
Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine Jul 2022Child maltreatment is a global issue. Child maltreatment can take many forms including neglect, physical abuse, emotional abuse, and sexual abuse. The aim of this review... (Review)
Review
Child maltreatment is a global issue. Child maltreatment can take many forms including neglect, physical abuse, emotional abuse, and sexual abuse. The aim of this review is to determine different factors that influence the lack of reporting of child maltreatment in Saudi Arabia. This paper classified these factors into barriers related to the cultural impact, healthcare practitioners, the abused children, and policy making. The cultural influence was manifested in the stigma around reporting due to lack of understanding of what child abuse is, perceiving it as a parental right to discipline a child, misunderstanding the Islamic laws, and diminished understanding of the long- and short-term consequences of child abuse. Healthcare professionals and students of healthcare specialties revealed not reporting suspected child maltreatment due to uncertainty of the occurrence of abuse, lack of knowledge on the matter, considering injuries to be unworthy of reporting, unawareness of protocols, prior negative experience after reporting, and the absence of strict legal consequences of not reporting. Abused children were found to rarely report maltreatment to authorities due to a variety of reasons such as lack of confidence, fear of breaking up their family, or being unaware of the occurrence of maltreatment in the first place. Saudi Arabia's public regulations do not specify when a physician should be concerned about improper conduct regarding child maltreatment. It is recommended that Saudi Arabia organizes child maltreatment awareness campaigns, intensifies the training of healthcare professionals, and sets precise mandatory reporting legislations. Child maltreatment is a problem that affects the society as a unit. Therefore, it mandates the collaboration of the whole community to eliminate this medico-social issue.
Topics: Child; Child Abuse; Health Personnel; Humans; Mandatory Reporting; Physicians; Saudi Arabia
PubMed: 35640498
DOI: 10.1016/j.jflm.2022.102371 -
BMC Public Health Aug 2018Within Canadian provinces over the past half-century, legislation has been enacted to increase child protection organization (CPO) involvement in situations of child... (Review)
Review
BACKGROUND
Within Canadian provinces over the past half-century, legislation has been enacted to increase child protection organization (CPO) involvement in situations of child maltreatment (CM). This study had two objectives: 1) to document enactment dates of legislation for mandatory reporting of CM; 2) to examine reported CPO involvement among people reporting a CM history in relation to the timing of these legislative changes.
METHODS
The history of mandatory reporting of CM was compiled using secondary sources and doctrinal legal review of provincial legislation. The 2012 Canadian Community Health Survey - Mental Health (CCHS-MH) with n = 18,561 was analyzed using birth cohorts to assess associations between the timing of legislation enactment and contact with CPO.
RESULTS
All Canadian provinces currently have mandatory reporting of physical and sexual abuse; 8 out of 10 provinces have mandatory reporting for children's exposure to intimate partner violence. Increases in reporting CM to CPOs paralleled these laws' enactment, particularly for severe and frequent CM.
CONCLUSIONS
These findings show that mandatory reporting laws increase reporting contact with CPO, particularly for severe and frequent CM. Whether they have had the intended effect of improving children's lives remains an important, unanswered question.
Topics: Canada; Child; Child Abuse; Child Protective Services; Humans; Mandatory Reporting
PubMed: 30115126
DOI: 10.1186/s12889-018-5864-0 -
Pediatrics in Review Mar 2017
Review
Topics: Adolescent; Child; Child Abuse, Sexual; Child, Preschool; Diagnosis, Differential; Europe; Humans; Infant; Mandatory Reporting; United States
PubMed: 28250071
DOI: 10.1542/pir.2016-0113 -
Journal of Addiction Medicine 2019In many states, health care providers are legally required to report pregnant women who use substances, or infants affected by prenatal substance use, to child welfare...
OBJECTIVE
In many states, health care providers are legally required to report pregnant women who use substances, or infants affected by prenatal substance use, to child welfare authorities. The objective of this study was to characterize obstetric and pediatric providers' perceptions of and experiences with policies requiring mandatory reporting of prenatal substance use to child welfare authorities.
METHODS
We conducted a qualitative interview study among 20 obstetric and pediatric providers to elicit participants' perspectives about and experience with current policy requiring mandatory reporting of prenatal substance use. Two investigators used an iterative content analysis approach to code interview transcripts and identify themes.
RESULTS
Study participants included obstetrician/gynecologists (N = 7), midwives (N = 5), and pediatricians (N = 8). Providers noted that implementation of the policy was often targeted and that targeted screening can be biased. Most providers reported that they incorporated information about mandatory reporting policies into patient counseling about substance use. They described not knowing what happens to patients after mandatory reporting and concerns regarding unintended consequences. Providers indicated that changes are needed to improve outcomes for patients and their families and suggested increased research into best practices, more funding for social services, and eliminating the policy altogether.
CONCLUSIONS
Health care providers expressed concern about the targeted screening process used to identify women with substance use whose children are reported to child welfare authorities. Most providers believed that mandatory reporting processes could be modified in ways that would support the health of women and children.
Topics: Female; Health Personnel; Health Policy; Humans; Infant; Interviews as Topic; Mandatory Reporting; Maternal Exposure; Obstetrics; Pediatrics; Practice Patterns, Physicians'; Pregnancy; Qualitative Research; Substance Abuse Detection; Substance-Related Disorders
PubMed: 30550393
DOI: 10.1097/ADM.0000000000000489 -
Journal of the California Dental... Oct 2015
Topics: California; Dentists; Domestic Violence; Humans; Liability, Legal; Mandatory Reporting; Physical Abuse; Social Work; Violence
PubMed: 26798916
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Science (New York, N.Y.) Jan 2020
Topics: Clinical Trials as Topic; Mandatory Reporting; United States
PubMed: 31949063
DOI: 10.1126/science.367.6475.240 -
Journal of Obstetric, Gynecologic, and... Jan 2019
Topics: Female; Health Services Accessibility; Humans; Intimate Partner Violence; Mandatory Reporting; Nurse's Role; Prevalence; United States; Vulnerable Populations; Women's Health; Women's Health Services
PubMed: 30611400
DOI: 10.1016/j.jogn.2018.11.003