Anyone had to call CAS?

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I also would not call unless I was actually sure. I would be doing a lot of talking to the family and based on what I knew about them and what was going on in their lives. I have good relationships with my families in the sense they tell me things and share when there are issues at home that might be effecting the child.

I also have families that let their kids be kids so there is always a new bruise the next day and they often go home with one from outside play. But there are bruises that are from play and bruises that are from abuse and in a way you can tell the difference.

Personally I would probably contact a relative to talk to them first before calling CAS because of the hassles involved unless I thought the child was in imminent danger in which case I would call CAS to come to my house to get the child before parent. When they fill out my forms I ask that one of their contacts be a relative for medical/family reasons.

In 28 years I have never called CAS and never dealt with a family I thought was abusing their child. Some for sure had questionable parenting skills but not to the point of abuse.