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Stakeholders urge mandated-reporting overhaul; focus on standardized training and community alternatives
Summary
Advocates, foundations and state agencies told the Assembly Budget Subcommittee No. 2 that California should standardize mandated-reporter training, reduce unnecessary CPS reports and invest in community alternatives to avoid traumatizing families, while preserving child safety.
Chair Camille Jackson convened a panel on mandated-reporting reform that focused on reducing unnecessary child-protective services (CPS) reports, creating a standard training curriculum, and expanding community-based alternatives to investigation.
The core argument from speakers with lived experience and technical assistance organizations was that the current system produces a high share of unsubstantiated reports and that inconsistent training contributes to both overreporting and racial disparities. "Our current mandated reporting system has a nearly 90% failure rate," said Dana Blackwell, senior director for California strategic consultation at Casey…
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