Who is mandated reporter ?
In Georgia law, it designates certain professionals as mandated reporters of child
abuse or neglect [OCGA 19-7-5(c)(1)].
If you are one of the following people and have reasonable cause to believe that
a child has been abused, you must make a report, immediately but no later than 24
hours, to your local DFCS office or law enforcement and are subject to criminal
penalty for failing to do so.
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| Attorney |
| CASA - Court Appointed Special Advocate |
| Call Center Agents |
| Case Manager |
| Child Service Personnel |
| Child Service Personnel Volunteer |
| Child counseling Personnel |
| Clergy |
| Community Agency |
| Counselor/ Social Worker |
| Court |
| DHS Staff |
| Daycare Facility/Provider |
| Dentist |
| Doctor |
| EMT/EMS |
| Family Violence Shelter |
| Financial Institute |
| Foster Parent |
| Foster/Adoptive Parent |
| GAL Atty/ non Atty |
| Guidance Counselor |
| Hospital or Medical Personnel/Volunteer |
| Hospital/ Clinic |
| Institution |
| Intake Case Manager |
| Intern |
| Judge |
| Law Enforcement Personnel |
| Lawyer |
| Medical Facility Staff |
| Mental Health Personnel/Professionals |
| Nurse |
| Other Mandated Reporter |
| Other Shelter |
| Other State Agency |
| Parole /Probation Officer |
| Parole/Probation DJJ/Officer or Staff |
| Physician |
| Physician Assistant or Intern/Resident |
| Podiatrist |
| Pregnancy Resource Center Personnel |
| Psychiatrist Registered Nurse/ Nurse Aide |
| Religious Leader |
| SAAG |
| School Administrator/School Guidance Counselor |
| School Personnel |
| School Psychologist |
| School teacher / Visiting teacher |
| Service Provider TANF (Temporary Assistance to Needy Families/DHS-OFI) |
| Staff Reproductive Health Care Personnel |
| Therapist |
| Volunteer Reproductive Health Care Facility |
| Volunteer School Social Worker |
| Volunteer to Psychologist |
Mandated Reporter Training is available online by clicking on the Pro Solutions hyperlink on the CPS Website home page.
This valuable online training is available for free any time of day that you may want to use it.
It is one-hour of your time to learn how to better recognize the indicators of abuse and neglect, understand your role in responsible reporting,
and identifying the groups of children that may be at a higher risk of being abused or neglected.
You can begin reporting on this website after completing the online training @ https://www.prosolutionstraining.com/.
Our mandated reporter courses are free – all you need is a Pro Solutions Training account.
You'll be able to print a certificate and access code as soon as you complete the course and test, and we include
IACET CEUs on each certificate at no charge.
Should you experience technical issues on the CPS website, please send an email with details about your issue to
CPS_Support@dhs.ga.gov.
If you need assistance specific to how to make a CPS report , please login to the CPS website and then click “Help Document” from “Resources”.
If the CPS website is inaccessible, please call the CPS Hotline to make your report of abuse/neglect.
If you need to check the status of a report previously submitted, please call 1-855-422-4453 and press option 4.