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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP I am so glad you are going to call. I'm a former social worker.  A CPS call just means that you have a suspicion, not that you have 100% proof.  Everything you have said indicates an alarming situation and at this point the professionals need to help figure out what is going on and to get the family the help they need.

No, the signs of abuse are not necessarily obvious, especially at this age.  A pediatrician is unlikely to see any signs unless there is obvious physical trauma, like bruises and cuts.  Kids can be touched and fondled and even raped without obvious signs.  Kids can go for years hiding terrible secrets.  And the abuser is most often a relative or someone close in their circle, often someone nobody would suspect.  I once knew of a case of a physician who sexually abused her own son.  It only came to light when the son bragged to school friends that he wasn't a virgin.  People could not believe this respected professional had a horrible secret life at home, and the kid was seriously messed up for life.

It's normal to worry about the repercussions of making the call.  But this kid needs help, and you'll have to take the chance that it means the end of the friendship, in exchange for helping a child who cannot help herself right now.

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Thank you so much for posting.[/quote]

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