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Subject:IRBs and retrospective reports by adults of child maltreatment
I would appreciate any information about IRB requirements that researchers report to CPS agencies retrospective disclosures by research subjects of maltreatment events that the subjects may have experienced in childhood. How common are such requirements by IRBs? Do IRBs impose such requirements even in the absence of reason to believe that other individuals under age 18 may currently be at risk, or when state law and/or CPS agency policy define such events as non-reportable? Any jurisdiction- or IRB-specific information would be especially appreciated. Feel free to contact me directly if you prefer.
Thanks,
Alan Puckett
I would appreciate any information about IRB requirements that researchers report to CPS agencies retrospective disclosures by research subjects of maltreatment events that the subjects may have experienced in childhood. How common are such requirements by IRBs? Do IRBs impose such requirements even in the absence of reason to believe that other individuals under age 18 may currently be at risk, or when state law and/or CPS agency policy define such events as non-reportable? Any jurisdiction- or IRB-specific information would be especially appreciated. Feel free to contact me directly if you prefer.
Thanks,
Alan Puckett
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