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| Reporting Agencies |
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 Minnesota local county social service agency |
| Provides links to local county social service agencies in Minnesota. |
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| Minnesota Department of Human Services, Division of Licensing |
| For mistreatment by staff persons at a child care center, residential treatment center, or other care facility for children. |
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| Minnesota Department of Health, Office of Health Facility Complaints |
| Information for reporting mistreatment that occurs in a hospital, home health care setting, or care facility for the mentally retarded |
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| Minnesota Department of Education |
| For mistreatment by a school or preschool employee. |
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| Minnesota Law Enforcement |
| Links to local law enforcement in Minnesota. |
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| Information |
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| Quick Reference Guide: Mandatory Reporter; Ethical Reporter |
| Provides numbers to call if you suspect abuse, gives tips to prevent and to identify abuse, and summarizes your obligations as a reporter. |
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| Minnesota Sex Offender Information website |
| Provides access to information about persons required to register in Minnesota as sex offenders. Allows searches by personal information and location. |
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| Fact Sheet |
| A statewide organization whose mission is to prevent child abuse and neglect, while building strong, healthy families. |
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| Prevent Child Abuse Minnesota |
| A statewide organization whose mission is to prevent child abuse and neglect, while building strong, healthy families. |
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| Child Welfare Information Gateway |
| Information and resources to help protect children and strengthen families from the US Department of Health and Human Services. |
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| National Center for Missing and Exploited Kids |
| The National Center for Missing & Exploited Children’s® mission is to help prevent child abduction and sexual exploitation; help find missing children; and assist victims of child abduction and sexual exploitation, their families, and the professionals who serve them. |
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| Laws |
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| Title 42 US Code Chapter 67 |
| The Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (as amended), which is the federal law governing mandatory reports of child abuse and neglect. |
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| Reporting of Maltreatment of Minors Statute |
| Minnesota law that governs the reporting of child abuse and neglect |
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