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Think about Timothy, whom you met in the Explore section of the previous lessons. Think about the day his caregiver noticed the burns on his shoulders. If he were a child in your program, would you know what to do to help? Would you know exactly who to call and what to say? Would you take action like Timothy’s caregivers did?

在本课程结束时，我们希望您对所有这些问题都回答“是”。报告涉嫌虐待儿童虐待和忽视的具体程序和政策在各国各不相同MIL，服务和安装。本课程将概述报告程序，但您将负责识别本课程的应用部分中的特定报告程序。

Department of Defense Requirements for Reporting

如果您怀疑虐待儿童，请致电您的安装家庭宣传计划，您的报告联系方式（RPOC）in Army programs,or civilian Child Protective Services is a moral and legal obligation. Department of Defense policy and, in many cases, federal and state laws require you to report suspected child abuse. Ideally, a report will prompt early intervention before a child is hurt. The following information will help you take that important step to contact FAP and CPS and understand how those calls are assessed.

如何报告儿童虐待

If you witness violence or know someone is in immediate danger, call 911 or the military police if you are on an installation.

If you suspect child abuse or neglect, call the installation FAP, your Reporting Point of Contact (RPOC)in Army programs,or the local civilian CPS. You can also call your state's child abuse reporting hotline or contactChildhelpat 1-800-4-A-CHILD (1-800-422-4453).

支持军事家庭的每台安装都有一个FAP联系点，以接收有关儿童安全和福利的呼叫。呼叫的数量在整个军事社区中公布。您还可以致电您的安装家庭支持中心或访问军事安装的网站以获取信息。

In some States, child abuse calls can be made anonymously either to CPS or your installation FAP. When suspected abuse is reported, a team will assess the safety and welfare of the child. Child Protective Services team members will contact the installation FAP if the call involves a military family.

当家庭宣传计划人员接受了一个关于儿童安全和福利的呼吁，他们确保每个能够保护孩子的安全和福祉的人（现役会员指挥官，执法，医疗设施和医疗机构和CPS）意识到影响家庭的风险和保护因素。这些社区成员经常作为团队努力，以确保儿童受到保护，父母获得适当的干预，家庭收到他们需要能够形成更健康的关系的服务。FAP和CPS不会与家人提交报告的个人的身份。

Civilian CPS also responds to calls concerning the safety and welfare of children. They will most likely visit the identified child (they might go to the child's program or home), and they will also interview the child's parents. If they determine there is no evidence of abuse, the case will likely be closed. In some cases, FAP or CPS may refer the family for counseling if they feel the family's life circumstances place them at risk for abuse or neglect.

If Child Protective Services determines that abuse or neglect did occur, the civilian family court system will become involved. Sometimes, the judge will appoint a guardian ad litem to represent the child's interests. This attorney will review all available information and evidence from law enforcement, FAP and CPS and make recommendations to the court based on what he or she believes is in the child's best interest.

If the local civilian law enforcement agency is involved and its investigation finds that abuse occurred, misdemeanor or felony criminal charges may be brought. If a service member is convicted of a criminal offense in civilian court, the military may still decide to proceed with a court-martial hearing or other disciplinary action, including separation from the service.

The Department of Defense makes every effort to ensure the safety and well-being of children involved in Defense facilities such as schools, child development centers, or Department of Defense-sponsored activities, such as youth sports or recreation programs. This includes conducting thorough background checks and training all staff and volunteers involved with these facilities and programs.

如果辩护主管部门内的儿童性虐待报告，可能会分配家庭倡导指挥援助团队以提供立即回应。该团队有助于当地安装团队评估情况，制定调查策略，收集可能起诉的证据，满足受害者及其家庭的需求，并在设施或活动中恢复公众信心。

Families and visitors may report a suspicion of child abuse or neglect in a DoD sponsored activity by calling the DoD Child Abuse and Safety Hotline at 1-877-790-1197. If you work OCONUS, your supervisor of FAP will have the most recent contact information families or visitors can use. The DoD Child Abuse and Safety Hotline is a centrally managed line at OSD FAP during regular business hours to take reports involving suspicions of child abuse in DoD-sanctioned activities. The hotline is manned, 0730 to 1630, M-F, EST. 1-877-790-1197.

您的程序曾与安装全家ly Advocacy Program manager to establish procedures for reporting suspected child abuse and neglect. These procedures state whom you report to, what information to provide, and what to do after reporting. Make sure you are familiar with the procedures on your installation. In most cases, you will first report your suspicions to management personnel in your program. Management will notify regulatory authorities (fire, health, safety, FAP). Child and Youth Services personnel report by calling the reporting point of contact (RPOC) and providing the following information:

你的服务描述的特定程序whom you report to, what information to provide, and what to do after reporting. Make sure you are familiar with the procedures on your installation. In the Apply section, you will have an opportunity to record your program’s specific procedures. In U.S. Air Force programs, you are required to report all suspected child abuse and neglect both by telephone and in writing to the Family Advocacy Officer. Be prepared to share:

你的服务描述的特定程序whom you report to, what information to provide, and what to do after reporting. Make sure you are familiar with the procedures on your installation. In the Apply section, you will have the opportunity to record your program’s specific procedures. In Navy programs, all incidents of suspected child abuse or neglect must be reported to the Family Advocacy Representative. At installations located within the Continental United States, a report must also be made to the local child protective services. For suspicions of child sexual abuse, an immediate report must be made to law enforcement, the Family Advocacy Program, local child protective services, and the installation Commander. The Program Manager must report all allegations of child sexual or physical abuse, child neglect, or serious accidents that occur in a Navy Child and Youth Program to Commander, Navy Installations Command via the Regional Program Manager.

你的服务描述的特定程序whom you report to, what information to provide, and what to do after reporting. Make sure you are familiar with the procedures on your installation. In the Apply section, you will have an opportunity to record your program’s specific procedures. In Marine Corps programs, the Component Commander/Commander Supporting Establishment has developed a plan of action for forwarding all reports of child abuse or neglect to Commandant of the Marine Corps (MR). Follow your installation’s reporting procedures. Be prepared to share:

If you suspect a child is being abused or neglected, you must make a report to local Child Protective Services or law enforcement. You can find out where to call by visiting the Child Welfare Information Gateway’s state reporting numbers website:https://www.childwelfare.gov/organizations/?CWIGFunctionsaction=rols:main.dspList&rolType=Custom&RS_ID=5

Call the reporting number relevant to your state and provide the following information:

• Name of victim
• Name and contact information for parents or guardians
• Reasons for suspected abuse or neglect
• Description and location of victim’s physical injuries (if applicable)
• Information freely disclosed by victim
• 当前受害者的位置
• 知道n information regarding incident or chronology of events

After the Call

Reporting suspected child abuse or neglect can be a stressful event. It is important to mentally prepare yourself for what happens after the call.

在大多数州，您的报告将由儿童保护服务进行评估。如果有足够的证据来保证调查，案例工人将启动调查。儿童，家庭和护理人员可以联系和采访。CPS将确定是否证明了索赔，以及儿童是否在家中是安全的。如果滥用滥用报告涉及所谓的犯罪行为，将联系执法，并将共同进行调查。

在陆军装置上，在提出报告后将发生以下情况：

收到报告后，FAP必须立即并根据国家或主办国家规定的谅解备忘录（MOU）的谅解备忘录（MOU），直接向适当的民用机构报告。在美国的大多数社区，儿童保护服务（CPS）是指在收到儿童虐待报告的原子能机构。海外，主持人的部队协议状况（沙发）的状况定义了如何处理在设施上犯下犯罪的调查和起诉。

FAP will complete a social work assessment of the incident and will present the information to the installation Incident Determination Committee (formerly known as the Case Review Committee). The IDC is composed of installation legal, law enforcement, and social work staff, and the command representative for the agency or sponsor. The installation medical staff and civilian CPS agencies and their counterparts in host countries may participate as well to provide information on incidents that involve their response. This committee is responsible for making a determination of whether the incident meets the DoD definition of child abuse or neglect. If the incident meets the criteria (substantiated), FAP develops a treatment plan for the child and family as appropriate. FAP coordinates with law enforcement authorities to assess the referral. FAP is an important team member of the coordinated response to suspected child abuse and neglect. At the same time, FAP in coordination with CPS takes steps to protect the child and provide the family with counseling or other assistance.

When a report of suspected sexual abuse involves multiple victims in an out-of-home care setting at an installation in the United States or overseas, the DoD may deploy a Family Advocacy Command Assistance Team (FACAT). Under the Commander’s supervision, the FACAT assists in investigation, assessment, and case management.

当涉嫌滥用的报告涉及工作人员时，如果转诊符合或不符合儿童虐待或忽视的标准一旦您向RPOC提出了报告（在大多数情况下，FAP或CPS），您已经完成了您的法律报告要求。报告后，您的RPOC将：

• Notify the Military Police if they have not already been notified.
• Notify the Chief, SWS/CRC chairperson, so a timely report can be made to the commander and a case manager assigned.
• Notify the local Inspector General’s office in allegations involving general officers, promotable colonels, and Senior Executive Services civilians.
• Notify the Child and Youth Services coordinator when a report involves child abuse alleged to have occurred in a Child and Youth Services quarter or facility-based operation or involved a Child and Youth Services employee.
• 通知家庭宣传计划经理，该计划经理负责通知命令链。
• 根据本地备忘录与东道国，当地儿童保护服务和地方执法，RPOC可能有额外的通知要求。

无论您在哪里或在哪里工作，您都不可能听到您的报告结果。保密法保护家庭的隐私。还知道，在指控虐待之后，家庭从计划中撤出孩子并不罕见。您所作的报告可能是您对孩子局势的最后一段信息，但您应该感到有信心满足您的责任。如果孩子和家庭留在您的计划中，您的团队可以通过专注于加强家庭和社区的保护因素来继续帮助和支持家庭。

Sometimes caregivers worry that they could be sued or punished for making a report. This is not the case. You are protected by law as a mandated reporter. A family cannot sue you for making a report in good faith. Likewise, you cannot be retaliated against for making a report in good faith about a suspected incident in your program.

Common Concerns that Prevent Staff Members from Making Reports:

1. We live in a small community. Will my report ruin the parent’s career?

儿童发展计划工作人员有时担心报告涉嫌虐待或忽视可能会影响aMIL服务会员职业或让个人“被解雇”。这可以使工作人员犹豫不决MIL, but you should know that FAP and command want to keep victims of abuse safe. But they also want to help families work through their parenting issues so service members can develop healthier relationships and stay in the military services whenever possible. Thinking about what happens to the military career of a family member has no legal bearing on the requirement to report suspected child abuse or neglect。

当虐待儿童虐待的指控符合虐待或疏忽部门的辩护定义标准时，FAP评估儿童和家庭的需求，并建议进行治疗计划。指挥官在确定针对现役滥用者采取的任何行政或纪律处分方面都有唯一的自由裁量权。指挥官将在做出决定之前考虑法律顾问和执法所提出的证据。虽然军方更喜欢帮助家庭和保留服务会员，但在某些情况下，由于滥用行为的严重程度，军事或民事法院诉讼程序的严重程度，或者服务会员未能遵守治疗建议和订单，将分开服务成员命令。

2. I don’t want to “turn in” my co-worker

When you suspect a co-worker or team member of child abuse or neglect, you might find yourself in an uncomfortable situation. You might feel like you are “turning in” your co-worker, and this is hard. Remember, though, that it is your job to keep children safe. You are a mandated reporter and must report your suspicions. Failure to do so can have devastating consequences for children and for yourself. Remember, you cannot be retaliated against in the workplace for your report. Talk to someone you trust if you need support.

How reporting abuse or neglect might affect you

在制作报告后，您会感受到一系列情绪：沮丧，愤怒，失望，紧张，松动。所有这些情绪都是预期的。确保您与某人交谈以帮助您处理您感受的情绪。以下视频有助于解释报告后可能遇到的内容以及如何获得帮助。

See

Watch this video to learn more about reporting procedures from the Family Advocacy Program.

Now learn about what to expect after the call.

Do

As you learned in Lesson 1, you have a responsibility to report a suspected case of abuse or neglect. It is not your job to identify the abuser. If you suspect abuse, you need to make a report and allow investigators to determine if abuse or neglect is occurring.

• 观察儿童滥用或忽视的迹象。
• Be familiar with reporting procedures for your state, host nation, or installation。
• Post reporting procedures in your classroom or know where they are posted in your program.
• Prepare yourself for the call. Be sure you have the correct spelling of the child’s legal name, the address of the child’s parents or guardians, and all the details outlined earlier in this lesson.
• If you suspect abuse or neglect, you can call the Childhelp National Child Abuse Hotline at 1-800-4-A-CHILD (1-800-422-4453). This line is open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week and can help you find emergency resources.
• 在本学习部分结束时，为在附件中提出虐待儿童滥用或忽视的报告，找到特定的服务指导。