Title: Child Abuse
Headings: Child Abuse
Child Abuse
Mandatory Reporting
Child Abuse and Neglect Definitions and Indicators
Abuse
Physical Abuse​
Unreasonable use of confinement
Cruel Punishment
Emotional Abuse
Neglect
Physical Neglect
Abandonment
Educational Neglect
Domestic Violence
Substance Use
Sexual Concerns
Sexual Abuse
Sexual Exploitation
Human Trafficking
Sex Trafficking
Labor Trafficking ​​
Dependency
Reporting Child Abuse and Neglect
What to Report
What Happens When My Family Is Reported
Who Reported Me?
What Happens Next?
The Assessments

Content: Suddenly refuses to change for gym or to participate in physical activities. Reports nightmares or bedwetting. Experiences a sudden change in appetite. Demonstrates bizarre, sophisticated, or unusual sexual knowledge or behavior. Becomes pregnant or contracts a venereal disease, particularly if under age 14. Goes missing. Reports sexual abuse by a parent or another adult caregiver; Attaches very quickly to strangers or new adults in their environment.​
Sexual Exploitation
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Definition
Includes, but is not limited to, any person causing, allowing, permitting, inflicting, or encouraging a child to engage in voyeurism, exhibitionism, or sexual acts in exchange for something; or in the production, distribution, or acquisition of pornographic photographs, films, or depiction of the child. Indicators
Has difficulty walking or sitting.