Faced with confusion around mandatory reporting, many mandated reporters think it’s best to just report anything they thinking might be violence or abuse

This over-reporting makes help seekers less safe by decreasing their choices and forcing them into systems that are under-resourced, overburdened and not designed to help them in the first place

Mandatory reporting policies require that reports are made even if it does not benefit the person experiencing harm or they do not want their personal information shared with police or other government systems