Child serving professionals and volunteers may suspect child abuse or have a child disclose abuse to them through their work with children. However, barriers such as fear of reporting, the inability to recognize all forms of child maltreatment, and vague organizational policies may prevent professionals from making accurate reports of child maltreatment. Training Objectives: Recognize factors associated with abuse and neglect preventionUnderstand how the laws around mandated reporting affect youDefine types of abuse and related indicatorsDescribe the process for handling a disclosure of abuseFollow the basic procedure for reporting suspected child abuseDiscern between the community’s role to support family wellbeing and DFCSs’ role to investigate suspected abuse and neglect October 22, 2026 from 11am-12:30pm REGSITER HERE