‘Kids are begging their doctors not to report the abuse’: GPs’ mandatory reporting dilemmas
Dr Jacqueline Kuruppu (PhD) says reporting more families to child protection is not the solution.
“One GP told me they were confronted with a gun by one of their patients following a report.”
Dr Jacqueline Kuruppu (PhD), a researcher and co-author of the RACGP White Book, has spoken to dozens of GPs for her research on primary care responses to child abuse, from private practices to high schools.
