Mandated reporters' experiences with reporting child maltreatment: a meta-synthesis of qualitative studies.
Jill R McTavishMelissa KimberKaren M DevriesManuela ColombiniJennifer C D MacGregorC Nadine WathenArnav AgarwalHarriet L MacMillanPublished in: BMJ open (2017)
The findings of this meta-synthesis suggest that there are many potentially harmful experiences associated with mandatory reporting and that research on the effectiveness of this process is urgently needed.