child abuse if you knew there would be consequences for you and your children eg really rough parents who will most likely batter you or rob you.

Not sure why you would think that there is consequences? When you turn someone in they do not tell them who called in on them..

I say if you know someone that is abusing a child to call in on them. No way could I stand by if I thought that was happening...

Now there is parents that still believe in whooping their kids.. But there is a difference between whooping a child and beating a child..The latter call and help get the kids out of the situation..It may give the mother a chance to get out too... if that is the case... well unless both parents are cause of the abuse.. Then they both need to be caught and dealt with..

i wont say names but a mother from the school run suspects her sister. she if finding it hard because its a rock and a hard place situation for her i guess.

Sister or no sister. children are defenseless against abuse.

In my opinion, a adult has a moral obligation to stop that from happening if they can. Call them on it, turn them in.. whatever.

If something terrible were to happen to that kid and you know you could have done something to stop that from happening in the first place.. it will be very difficult to live with.

I hear this all the time.. I know such and such is being abused but I am afraid...
To me if you are that afraid think about that victim feels each moment of their life.. REPORT IT... and Keep reporting til something is done.

I am sorry this makes me so angry when I see this... Report it and be done with it. And if the abuser came after me so be it I would let them know give it your best shot because you are going to jail sucker...

There must be Toll Free Hot Line numbers in England to call anonymously to report to & child advocacy agencies to report to & ask for advice.

I don't know what she is going to do. I will most likely see her tomorrow

Heck if it was my relative I would call in on them I don't care if it was my sister or who it was.. Sad so many kids have to go through stuff cause someone did not want to speak up...


Maybe you should show them this thread.

What if it was their grand kid would they still sit back and ignore it??

did you ring social services? what happened?

the school run mother rang the social services and she is waiting on information now. she said she did it anonymously but she doesn't know if there is any such thing as anonymous. I was very worried and if she had not have rung them I would have done it myself, im glad she helped him yay.

In my opinion as a once abuse child ANY adult that has first hand knowledge that a child is being abused and does nothing is as much a part of the problem as the abuser. Maybe worse because you have no excuse to harm a child that has done/could do nothing to you.

You are telling the child that not only is the abuser willing to make them a victim so is the greater world. A child can survive if they feel they can escape and thrive.

A single victim or reporter is never as effective as multiple people reporting even the smallest evidence of abuse. Example witnessing rough handling, threats, neglect, depravations of food, shelter, education, needed medical care, normal socialization; especially if they know specific dates, times, and maybe even witnessed it from afar.

Reporter's are guaranteed privacy and even if you report is limited it is accumulative when case workers are trying to establish patterns of criminal behavior and or neglect.

Child victims self reporting has little weight but when it is backed up by rational adults it is extreamly powerful.

An elderly woman's photos of me and my bruises in her garden handed over to a state agency rather than the local authorities that would not challenge my abusers is what while brought intervention in my situation. But it was far from the first report but the accumulative effect.

In a modern world where everyone has cell phones that can catch abusers in the act; especially in public places I can not understand how people can allow such bully thugs to operate with impunity.

Don't kid yourself the child victims who see others look the other way while they suffer such misery will be glad to repay such cowardice when they get the opportunity in the future. We wonder why so many children/young adults are committing such haneous acts it is because they are not just angry at one abuser but and abusive world.

Have a background in education
And on how to be a mandated reporter
Yes it can be done anonymously

I did report this once years ago, my next door neighbour at the time.

I don't know to this day what happened but they moved home a few weeks later.

The way I see it it's a no brainer, report them