Does mandatory reporting really help child protection? the view of a mandated Australian

Donald, Terence D.

Does mandatory reporting really help child protection? the view of a mandated Australian Terence C. Donald - Journal of Primary Health Care .

Journal of Primary Health Care, 2012, 4(1): 80-82

In response to proposals put forward in the Green Paper for Vulnerable Children, an Australian paediatrician describes how mandatory reporting has developed around the world. In supporting mandatory reporting he sets out some guiding principles which should underpin mandatory reporting for child protection in this Viewpoint piece.


MANDATORY REPORTING
MEDICAL PROFESSION
CHILD PROTECTION
CHILD ABUSE


NEW ZEALAND
AUSTRALIA
UNITED STATES
UNITED KINGDOM
CANADA