Citation

Teare C, English A. Nurs. Clin. North Am. 2002; 37(3): 393-404.

Affiliation

Center for Adolescent Health & the Law, 211 No. Columbia Street, Chapel Hill, NC 27514, USA. cteare@childrennow.org

Copyright

(Copyright © 2002, Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

12449001

Abstract

Changes over the past decade in statutory rape laws and their enforcement have created anxiety and confusion for nurses and other health care providers in jurisdictions across the country. Mandated reporting of statutory rape as child abuse potentially has the unsought effect of deterring some of the adolescents most in need of confidential health care from seeking that care. Knowledge and advocacy on the part of nurses can help mitigate the harms of overly inclusive reporting and enforcement.

Language: en