Pandemic Showed Teachers’ Key Role in Spotting Child Abuse

THURSDAY, Aug. 11, 2022 (HealthDay News)

Teachers play a critical role in the early detection and reporting of child abuse, according to a new study that found school closures during the height of the pandemic may have meant that up to 8,000 reports of endangered children were missed.

“Child maltreatment is a vexing problem in the U.S.,” said study author Maria…