RE: Is there evidence re benefit or detriment of Mandated Reporting

Dear Toni

You might want to read an overview on mandated reporting produced by the NSPCC in the UK in 2007:

http://www.nspcc.org.uk/Inform/research/Findings/mandatoryreportingNI_wda51129.html

There is also some statistical evidence to support the view that fewer children are dying as a result of abuse and neglect in the UK, and the argument is put forward that this is in part due to improved child protection arrangements:

Pritchard, C. and Williams, R. (2010) Comparing Possible ‘Child-Abuse-Related-Deaths’ in England and Wales with the Major Developed Countries 1974–2006: Signs of Progress?. British Journal of Social Work 40(6) 1700-1718

Sidebotham, P., Atkins, B. and Hutton, J.L. (2011) Changes in rates of violent child deaths in England and Wales between 1974 and 2008: an analysis of national mortality data. Archives of Disease in Childhood Online first doi:10.1136/adc.2010.207647

Best wishes

John

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From: bounce-38004646-13357841@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:bounce-38004646-13357841@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Toni Cavanagh Johnson
Sent: 06 September 2011 06:17
To: Child Maltreatment Researchers
Subject: Is there evidence re benefit or detriment of Mandated Reporting

Does anyone know of any research suggesting that our child welfare system saves lives? Or that it otherwise provides benefits to children? I realize that this topic is not necessarily susceptible to clear-cut statistical research (what's the control group?), so I'm even interested in "soft" data or observations. Research showing that system improvements lead to better outcomes for children would also be helpful. So would research indicating that mandated reporting benefits children when compared to voluntary reporting only. I'm thoroughly aware of the needs for improvement in child welfare, but I'd like to be able to respond to a claim that there's no data showing that CPS has reduced fatalities, and no evidence that mandated reporting is beneficial.

Toni Cavanagh Johnson, Ph.D.

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