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Abuse
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Any individual who suspects a child is being abused or neglected may make a report to the Department of Social Services (DSS). This may be done anonymously.
Many people are required * by law to report to DSS any suspected child abuse or neglect that they have learned of in their professional capacity. These persons include:
Persons licensed to practice medicine or any of the healing • arts; hospital -residents or interns; persons employed in * the nursing profession; persons employed as social workers; probation officers; teachers or other persons employed in a public or private school, kindergarten or nursery school; persons providing full or part, time child care for pay on a regular basis; accredited , Christian Science practitioners; mental health professionals; law enforcement officers; professional staff persons employed by a public or private hospital, institution or facility in which children are placed; ary mediator eligible to receive court referrals according to the Code of Virginia; and any person associated with or employed by any private organization responsible for the
People foiling to report suspected child abuse or neglect'can be ch&M3«ft&a£flgSfe£ meanor and fined up to $500 for the first incident and between $100 and $1,000 for any further incidents.
The phone number of the DSS Office in Rappahannock ^ County is 675-3313. -
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