As children remain isolated with their families, experts warn that they lack the external network -- teachers, doctors, daycare providers -- who are required to report suspected abuse before it escalates.
"We're very worried about children becoming more seriously injured over longer periods of time before they can get treatment," said Dr. Lori Frasier, chief of the division of child abuse pediatrics at Penn State Children's Hospital.
"As children remain isolated in their homes with their families, they lack that safety net of mandated reporters who are obligated under the law to report their reasonable suspicion that child abuse has occurred," she said. "A bruise seen by a mandated reporter can lead to intervention that stops the abuse before it escalates," Frasier said.services at the Penn State Center for the Protection of Children.
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