Anonymous wrote:Call the police. It is potentially a criminal matter. Imagine yourself as a mandatory reporter (I know you're not). In some states, a mandatory reporter must now call BOTH CPS and law enforcement when reporting a case like this so that things don't fall through the cracks.

It's never fun to call the police on someone, but if an 11 year old is being abused, it's not just a CPS matter.

What, specifically, do you think the police are going to do?

My brother became bipolar schizophrenic at 13. Thankfully I was in college BUT it was downright dangerous and scary for my parents. They were on the fence of sending him to a facility that he would be housed at for 10 months with weekend visits. They learned to live a regimented life and were given therapy, wrap around services and holistic healing and wellness in- house. Medication and learning to cope was also included. I wish my parents did send him as that would probably have prevented his early death as a suicide. If I had a younger sibling, I am 100% positive they would have sent him. But, they ended up with a LOT of hospitalizations, damage to the home, cars, and severed a lot of relationships due to his violent explosions. I loved my brother to death but at times had to distance myself when I had kids. One rant or episode towards my eldest daughter and I was done.

Call the police. It is potentially a criminal matter. Imagine yourself as a mandatory reporter (I know you're not). In some states, a mandatory reporter must now call BOTH CPS and law enforcement when reporting a case like this so that things don't fall through the cracks.

It's never fun to call the police on someone, but if an 11 year old is being abused, it's not just a CPS matter.