Little League Provides State-Specific Information on Child Abuse

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Since the initial posting of this information in December 2011, the following states have made amendments or revisions to their child abuse reporting laws;

As of June 15, 2012—Alabama, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Louisiana, Minnesota, Nebraska, Oregon, South Dakota, Vermont, Virginia, Washington and West Virginia

As of December 20, 2012—California, Delaware, Illinois, Kansas, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Mississippi, New York, Oregon, Virginia, Washington and Wisconsin

As an addition to Little League’s Child Protection Program, in place for more than a decade, we are providing information that local league and district volunteers in each of the 50 U.S. states can use in knowing the proper procedures for reporting suspected child abuse. The information allows volunteers in any state to easily access information on statutory language, hotline reporting information and reporting requirements. More information on how to check an individual state’s laws and reporting information can be found by clicking the state link below and is current as of December, 2012.

Last year, Little League International provided guideline information on who must or should report suspected child abuse. This was developed with the assistance of the United States Olympic Committee. This information included a link to the Child Welfare Information Gateway provided by the U.S Department of Health & Human Services, which also provides information on this topic. Those links are as follows:

To read more about mandatory reporting, with a summary of state reporting laws, visit: http://www.childwelfare.gov/systemwide/laws_policies/statutes/manda.cfm

For state (toll-free) child abuse reporting numbers, visit: http://www.childwelfare.gov/pubs/reslist/rl_dsp.cfm?rs_id=5&rate_chno=W-00082

To search the definitions of child maltreatment by state, visit: http://www.childwelfare.gov/systemwide/laws_policies/state/