mandatory reporting
Legally required notification
Mandatory reporting is the legal requirement that certain professionals—teachers, doctors, social workers, clergy—report suspected abuse, neglect, or other specified harms to authorities.
The obligation removes discretion: if you're a mandatory reporter and observe signs of child abuse, you must report it regardless of personal judgment.
As a nurse, she was a mandatory reporter and had no choice but to call child protective services.
- child abuseHarm inflicted on minors
- child protection lawsStatutes defending minors' welfare
- domestic violenceAbuse between household members
- legal obligationDuty enforced by law
- counselorOne who advises
elder neglect · vulnerable adults · at-risk youth · human trafficking · teacher · moral dilemmas · healthcare ethics · sexual assault · cultural sensitivity · privacy concerns · whistleblowing · compliance · child · abuse prevention · liability · physical abuse · child labor laws · mandated reporters
- civic dutyjury duty, voting, tax paying, military service, public service
- child protectionchild protection, child safety, safeguarding, child abuse prevention, child services
- child lawchild custody, child protection, child welfare, child support, child rights
- child welfarechild protection, child welfare, foster care, child services, foster home
- complianceaudit, obeying, policy, compliance officer, regulation
- Harassment Trainingsexual harassment, training module, prevention, workplace policy, code of conduct
mandatory reportingcover-up
Hiding wrongdoing from public
suppression · omertà · stonewalling · gag order · secrecy
mandatory reportingattorney-client privilege
Protected communications with counsel
doctor-patient confidentiality · privacy protection · sealed records · non-disclosure agreement