Is a hospital required to alert a child protective service if a parent, who by the way was also recently arrested for child abuse and avoided trial by pre-trial diversion/intervention in December, attempted suicide? Clearly this person is very unstable.
2007-03-23 08:07:21 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Family & Relationships ➔ Family
Is a hospital required to alert a child protective service if a parent, who by the way was also recently arrested for child abuse and avoided trial by pre-trial diversion/intervention in December (which the hosptial obviously will not know about), attempted suicide? Clearly this person is very unstable. There is a young child in the house as well as older children and step children.
2007-03-23 08:20:39 · update #1
The hospital does not report attempted suicides even if there are young children in the house.
2007-03-23 10:09:42 · update #2
Clearly you've answered your own question.
2007-03-23 09:29:58 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't know if the hospital is required to do so but I would certainly find out.
If they aren't and you know this for certain,then I would definetly call them myself so they are aware of the situation.
Better to be safe than sorry later.
Can't understand why these children are still there.
2007-03-23 15:28:09 · answer #2 · answered by sonnyboy 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
As a person, if you know this you should be reporting this yourself to the authorities and child welfare, they will take it from there!
2007-03-23 15:27:19 · answer #3 · answered by h20bub 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would say yes, definitely.
2007-03-23 15:11:07 · answer #4 · answered by crabbyone 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋