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Download full textAlaska State Library, Juneau. – 1991
Alaska law requires that medical and health personnel report known and suspected child abuse and neglect. No one is more likely to see indicators of abuse and neglect than medical and other health-related personnel. Such indicators can include broken bones, bruises, malnutrition and other effects of neglect, infections, and other signs of sexual…
Descriptors: Child Abuse, Child Neglect, Health Personnel, Hospital Personnel
Alaska State Library, Juneau. – 1991
All mental health professionals and other human service providers have a responsibility to report known and suspected cases of child abuse and neglect in Alaska, and many of them have a legal obligation to do so. Mental health professionals are often in a unique position to see and hear clues about child abuse and neglect. Often persons who need…
Descriptors: Child Abuse, Child Neglect, Counselors, Mental Health Workers
