Should New York end mandated and anonymous reporting of child abuse?

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEXSTAR) — The New York State Assembly Committee on Children and Families held a public hearing on the Statewide Central Register of Child Abuse and Maltreatment (SCR). It included testimony from people affected negatively by the state's anonymous reporting and mandated reporting requirements.

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"Our current system of reporting child abuse and maltreatment encourages overreporting,"...