The Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act: Knowledge of Health Care and Legal Professionals.

The purpose of this study was to determine if health care and court professionals were aware of the mandatory reporting requirements associated with the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (CAPTA) and the correct markers for prenatal substance exposure (PSE). Discipline-specific surveys reveale...

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Bibliographic Details
Published in:	Child Welfare Vol. 96; no. 3; pp. 41 - 59
Main Authors:	Chasnoff, Ira J., Barber, Gail, Brook, Jody, Akin, Becci A.
Format:	Article
Published:	Child Welfare League of America 2018
Subjects:	Medical personnel Child protection services Child Abuse Prevention & Treatment Act Reporting of child abuse Legal professions Substance abuse in pregnancy Prevention
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Summary:	The purpose of this study was to determine if health care and court professionals were aware of the mandatory reporting requirements associated with the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (CAPTA) and the correct markers for prenatal substance exposure (PSE). Discipline-specific surveys revealed that approximately 82% of health care and 71% of court personnel were unaware of the legislation and that few knew of the correct markers of PSE.