In an attempt to weed out false reports of child abuse, the Texas Legislature has approved a bill that would bar Texans from making child abuse reports anonymously.
If it becomes law, the bill is the latest measure to not only reduce the workload volume of the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services, it marks a sea change in the way Texas alerts officials to potential child abuse.to notify investigators of potential neglect or abuse of a child and do so anonymously. A child abuse investigator will then follow up on that tip and conduct a preliminary investigation.
In 2022, there were 12,473 anonymous calls to the state and about 1,000 of those calls resulted in a substantiated finding of abuse or neglect, said Kate Murphy, director of child protection policy with the advocacy group“Unfortunately, if this bill were to pass, those 1,000 children would be left to continue experiencing abuse and neglect or worse,” she said on Thursday, hours before the bill passed. “Leaving children in danger can have disastrous consequences.
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