Mandated Reporting Training

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Mandated Reporter Training - Unit 1

 

Household Type of Reports Assigned for Assessment
	2000	2001	2002	2003
Two Parent Married	1,437	1,384	1,254	1,370
Two Parent Unmarried	627	700	630	884
One Parent Female	2,054	2,055	1,871	2,036
One Parent Male	271	301	263	300
Relative	146	161	146	164
Non Relative	32	27	16	35
Other	69	54	40	71
Unknown	27	158	7	11

• The two highest assigned household types are
  • Two-Parent Married and
  • Single, Female Parent

Family Stress Factors During Assessment   2000 2001 2002 2003 Family Violence 734 852 801 1,036 Alcohol/Drug Use by Parent/Caretaker 893 1,111 1,190 1,454 Mental Physical Health Problem 1,270 1,750 1,893 2,358 Severe Parent/Child Conflict 513 607 617 711 School Problems 455 519 539 591 Divorce Conflict 379 476 490 543 Emotionally Disturbed Child 288 372 390 535 Runaway 81 72 90 84 Alcohol/Drug Misuse by Child 95 144 138 170

 

These are stress factors that are seen most often with child abuse and neglect. They are contributing factors, not abuse in and of themselves.

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