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A source told The Star other hotline calls had been made about the boy within the past two years after signs of abuse and neglect. The Star requested records from the Department of Social Services ...
If the law is enacted, Kansas would join border states Colorado, Missouri, Nebraska and Oklahoma in requiring clergy to report abuse, joining the majority of states and U.S. territories.
The Kansas system is responsible for 7,000 children in need of care. Kansas lawmakers raise concerns about programs serving kids subjected to abuse, neglect Skip to main content
The hotline, staffed 24 hours a day, 365 days a year by professional crisis counselors has received over two million calls since its inception. The hotline receives calls from children at risk for abuse, parents or guardians looking for crisis intervention and concerned individuals who may suspect abuse is occurring in their neighborhood.
Nationwide, there was a 2348% increase in hotline calls from 150,000 in 1963 to 3.3 million in 2009. [7] In 2011, there were 3.4 million calls. [8] From 1992 to 2009 in the US, substantiated cases of sexual abuse declined 62%, physical abuse decreased 56% and neglect 10%.
The criteria for reporting vary significantly based on jurisdiction. [11] Typically, mandatory reporting applies to people who have reason to suspect the abuse or neglect of a child, but it can also apply to people who suspect abuse or neglect of a dependent adult or the elderly, [12] or to any members of society (sometimes called Universal Mandatory Reporting [UMR]).
A Kansas bill adding priests to mandatory reporters of child abuse had a committee hearing after years of inaction. 'It’s not too late for others': Kansas clergy must report child abuse if this ...
The Kansas Department for Children and Families (formerly the Kansas Department of Social and Rehabilitation Services) is a state agency in Kansas, responsible for the delivery of social services to those in need of them. [4] The agency was founded in 1973, and it is currently headed by Laura Howard.