Child Abuse in Maryland Facts

A. Has the incidence of child aincreased or decreased over the last 10 years?
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B. Break down the prevalence of each type of abuse (%) in Maryland?
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C. What laws are in place in Maryland to protect the abused in Maryland?
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Code Section	Family Law §5-701, et seq.
What Constitutes Abuse	Physical or mental injury of a child under circumstances that indicate the child's health or welfare is harmed or at substantial risk of being harmed; sexual abuse
Mandatory Reporting Required By	All health practitioners, police officers, educators, human service workers. Any other person, if notification does not violate privilege or confidentiality
Basis of Report of Abuse/neglect	Reason to believe a child has been subjected to abuse or neglect
To Whom Reported	Social Services Administration of the department or appropriate law enforcement agency
Penalty for Failure to Report or False Reporting	-