Learning Objectives

Learners will be able to describe the variation in federal and state laws related to child welfare reporting for substance exposure at birth.

  • Provide a high-level explanation about what CAPTA is (contrast with what people think it is)
  • Name the ways that racism and other isms show up in reporting policies and practice
  • Recognize that hospital policies are often more restrictive than what is legally required
  • List the situations in which reporting is actually mandated
  • Name the legal consequences of not making a report
  • Describe what happens after a report is made
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