April Is National Child Abuse Prevention Month - 30 Tips and Facts in 30 Days

With certainty, fattening kids up by making them overweight/obese is child abuse.

Nutritional child abuse is the most common form of child abuse of which we are aware. About one-third of all kids are overweight or obese. April is National Child Abuse Prevention Month in the USA. To help these children, who are arguably the most abused on earth, Fitness Watch will offer 30 tips and facts – one for each day in April – directed at saving the children. Even if you are not from the USA, these facts and tips can help you and your children, too.

Today’s fact – You are not alone in looking out for your children. Under CAPTA, there are persons designated as “mandatory reporters.” As a matter of law they are required to report child abuse and neglect to the authorities when they are made aware of it.

“Individuals designated as mandatory reporters typically have frequent contact with children. Such individuals may include:

· Social workers
· Teachers and other school personnel
· Physicians and other health-care workers
· Mental health professionals
· Childcare providers
· Medical examiners or coroners
· Law enforcement officers”

There are others.

“Typically, a report must be made when the reporter, in his or her official capacity, suspects or has reasons to believe that a child has been abused or neglected. Another standard frequently used is when the reporter has knowledge of, or observes a child being subjected to, conditions that would reasonably result in harm to the child.”

If mandatory reporters fail to fulfill their legally mandated obligations, they risk running afoul of the law.

To see the laws in your state, follow this link.

Source: here.