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Injuries to Children Attorney
Department of Social Services: Child Abuse and Neglect Reports Investigations discovered that in the State of Massachusetts, 16,464 reports of child abuse or neglect were recorded from April 1 - June 30, 2000.
Massachusetts law (Massachusetts General Laws Chapter 119, Section 51A) requires that certain persons who in their professional capacity have reasonable cause to believe that a child under the age of eighteen (18) years is suffering serious physical or emotional injury resulting from abuse, including sexual abuse, or neglect, including malnutrition, inflicted upon him or her SHALL IMMEDIATELY, VIA TELEPHONE, REPORT THIS ABUSE OR NEGLECT TO THE DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES (via the 24-hour reporting hotline: 1-800-792-5200).
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