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Failures around child protection policies are heartbreaking on a personal and organizational level because children get hurt.

Telios Law represents a family in El Paso County that has sued the Board of County Commissioners and others in federal court, claiming that the County’s Department of Human Services violated constitutional rights when its caseworker ordered Y.C. Doe to pull down her pants for photographs of bruises from a spanking.

Reporting child abuse is complex and important. Failure to report abuse can leave children at risk. Still, be wise before picking up the phone. An error in one direction may leave a child abused or make you criminally liable. An error in the other direction may damage a family, ruin a career, or expose you to a defamation lawsuit. 

"When a missionary's child is being emotionally damaged, it is not the right time to continue without making changes."

Link to the pdf of the Imprint from the bimonthly magazine of the Narramore Christian Foundation, Psychology For Living, March-April 1999 Vol. XLI No. 2 ...Read More →