PENNSYLVANIA
Newsworks
June 5, 2013
By Mary Wilson @marywilson
In an effort to flag more incidents of suspected mistreatment, Pennsylvania lawmakers are getting ready to move forward with proposals to expand the state’s definition of child abuse.
The changes come at the suggestion of a task force convened last year to study child-protection laws and issues.
He says the commonwealth’s legal definition of child abuse must be expanded and made clearer, said attorney Jason Kutulakis, a member of the panel.
“It’s not just prosecuting. It’s identifying a child who’s been harmed so they can be provided services – medical services, social services, mental health services where appropriate,” he said.
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