Mandated Reporting & Child Safety prepares foster parents and agency staff to recognize and report the maltreatment of children. Under Minnesota's child maltreatment reporting law, Chapter 260E, foster parents and child-care staff are mandated reporters, with a legal duty to report suspected abuse or neglect of any child. This course covers who is protected and who must report, the categories and warning signs of child maltreatment, how and where to report, what happens after a report, reporter protections, and the special situation of allegations against foster parents. It connects reporting to the broader work of keeping children safe. The throughline: if you have reason to believe a child is being maltreated, you report. It's a legal duty, you're protected for reporting in good faith, and it's the most fundamental way you protect the children in your care and beyond.