Get When Mandated Reporters In California Must Report

A child is physically injured by other than accidental means. A child is subjected to willful cruelty or unjustifiable punishment. A child is abused or exploited sexually. A child is neglected by a parent or caretaker who fails to provide adequate food, clothing, shelter, medical care or supervision.

Additional risk factors include a history of abuse or neglect as a child, physical or mental illness, family crisis or stress, unemployment, family isolation, and inadequate parenting skills.

“What Must be Reported to CACI?” The law requires child welfare agencies to make a CACI report to the CA DOJ whenever they substantiate an allegation of 1) physical abuse, 2) sexual abuse, 3) mental abuse, or 4) severe neglect.

What Is CACI? California's Child Abuse Central Index is commonly referred to as CACI. CACI is a list of suspected child abusers maintained by the California Department of Justice. It includes those suspected of physical abuse, sexual abuse, mental abuse, and severe neglect of a minor.

In California Similarly, licensed child care providers in the state must take mandated reporter training within 90 days of employment, and every two years thereafter, as a condition of licensure.

All persons who are mandated reporters are required, by law, to report all known or suspected cases of child abuse or neglect. It is not the job of the mandated reporter to determine whether the allegations are valid.

Investigated reports of child abuse are forwarded to the CACI. These reports contain information related to substantiated cases of physical abuse, sexual abuse, mental/emotional abuse, and/or severe neglect of a child.

Mandated reporters are required to report suspected abuse or neglect by phone as soon as possible and follow up with a completed written report (see link below for form) within two days.