Reporting Child Abuse - Washington

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Under Washington law, certain professionals (including doctors and health care professionals, social workers, law enforcement officers, child care providers, probation officers, or in non-profit organizations, administrators and academic or athletic department employees of public or private institutions of higher education, among others) who has reason to know or suspect child abuse is occurring is required to report the abuse to a law enforcement agency or to the department of social and health services. Any other person not specifically listed may make a report of known or suspected child abuse to law enforcement of the department. Any administrator of a public or private institution of higher education not already a mandatory reporter must report information received by staff and internal procedures.

To access the entire child abuse reporting chapter of the official Washington Code online, follow:

http://apps.leg.wa.gov/RCW/default.aspx?cite=26.44

To access the specific sections summarized above in the official Washington Code online, follow:

http://apps.leg.wa.gov/RCW/default.aspx?cite=26.44.020

http://apps.leg.wa.gov/RCW/default.aspx?cite=26.44.030

For more information visit the Washington Department of Social Services website at the links below:

http://www.dshs.wa.gov/endharm.shtml

http://www.dshs.wa.gov/ca/safety/abuseReport.asp?2

http://www.dshs.wa.gov/ca/safety/abuseWhat.asp?2

To Report Child Abuse Call:

1-866-ENDHARM begin_of_the_skype_highlighting

end_of_the_skype_highligh(1-866-363-4276)