Why is California fighting adverse childhood experiences with more trauma?
Why is California fighting adverse childhood experiences with more trauma?
- December 9, 2022
- Kelley Fong, sociology, CalMatters, Dec. 9, 2022 (Guest commentary)
There is no mention anywhere of informed consent. Doctors are not required to remind those filling out the forms that they are mandated reporters. Among parents who already know, the prospect of confiding in a mandated reporter may deter them from seeking help. That’s what UC Irvine [assistant] professor Kelley Fong found when she interviewed poor families in the New England area. One mother, who regularly received similar questionnaires from her children’s school, called them “a trap” because teachers are mandatory reporters, too.
For the full story, please visit https://calmatters.org/commentary/2022/12/child-trauma-welfare-health/.
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