1. Child Abuse and Neglect

2. Reporting CAAN https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nLh5vbBLpxI

3. Reporting Abuse & Neglect
FL Abuse Hotline
Established in 1971
Florida was one of the first states in the nation to have a toll-free hotline
Receives reports of abuse or neglect 24/7 and immediately initiates an investigation anywhere in the state

4. Reporting Abuse & Neglect
FL Abuse Hotline
ABUSE

5. Reporting Abuse & Neglect
MANDATED REPORTERS
Any person, required by law to report suspicion of child abuse/neglect, including but not limited to the following:
Physicians Nurses Hospital Personnel

6. Reporting Abuse & Neglect
MANDATED REPORTERS
Any person, required by law to report child abuse/neglect, including but not limited to the following:
Medical Examiners Residential or Institutional Workers

7. Reporting Abuse & Neglect
MANDATED REPORTERS
Any person, required by law to report child abuse/neglect, including but not limited to the following:
Mental Health Professionals Social Workers

8. Reporting Abuse & Neglect
MANDATED REPORTERS
Any person, required by law to report child abuse/neglect, including but not limited to the following:
School Teachers and Other School Officials

9. Reporting Abuse & Neglect
MANDATED REPORTERS
Any person, required by law to report child abuse/neglect, including but not limited to the following:
Child Caregivers Foster Care Workers

10. Reporting Abuse & Neglect
MANDATED REPORTERS
Any person, required by law to report child abuse/neglect, including but not limited to the following:
Law Enforcement Officers

11. Reporting Abuse & Neglect
CONFIDENTIALITY
The name of the person reporting child abuse or neglect shall not be released without the written consent of the person.

12. Reporting Abuse & Neglect
IMMUNITY
Any person reporting in good faith any instance of child abuse shall be immune from any civil or criminal liability.

13. Reporting Abuse & Neglect
WHAT INFORMATION
Who was involved?
Victim Witnesses Abuser
name, date of birth or age, race and gender, address, phone number
Parents and Siblings

14. Reporting Abuse & Neglect
WHAT INFORMATION
What occurred?
Where?
When?
Why did it happened?

15. Preventing Abuse & Neglect
The goal of prevention
is to intervene before
abuse and neglect can
occur.

16. Preventing Abuse & Neglect
STRATEGIES
Educational programs that teach children personal safety skills.
Identification and support services and programs for high risk families.

17. Preventing Abuse & Neglect
STRATEGIES
Educational programs for parents on child development and safety.
Background checks for direct care providers.
Provide information on identifying and reporting child abuse and neglect.

18. Preventing Abuse & Neglect
STRATEGIES
Individuals can
reach out
to children
and parents.

19. Preventing Abuse & Neglect

20. Preventing Abuse & Neglect
“The world is a dangerous place to live not because of the people who are evil, but because of the people who don’t do anything about it.”
—Albert Einstein

21. Preventing Abuse & Neglect
What can we do
to raise the issue of
child abuse and neglect?