Child Welfare Information Gateway2014-12-022014-12-022012Child Welfare Information Gateway. (2012). Clergy as mandatory reporters of child abuse and neglect. Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Children's Bureau.https://www.childwelfare.gov/systemwide/laws_policies/statutes/clergymandated.cfmhttp://hdl.handle.net/11212/1919This factsheet discusses laws that require members of the clergy to report cases of suspected child abuse and neglect. The issue of whether a member of the clergy can claim privileged communications as a reason for not reporting also is discussed. Full-text excerpts of laws for all States and U.S. territories are includeden-USmandatory reportinglawclergychild abuseneglectArticle