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4 Orange County Children's Therapeutic ARTS Center <br />2215 North Broadway Santa Ana, CA. 92706 <br />r E (714) 547 - 5468 www.occtac.ora <br />Reporting Suspected Sexual Abuse <br />The primary reason for reporting sexual abuse is to protect the youth from further abuse. In addition to <br />protecting the youth, reporting abuse can also provide help for the suspected abuser. <br />Who must Report <br />OCCTAC Employees and Volunteers shall assume the primary responsibility for reporting abuse as may <br />arise within the Youth Programs. <br />When to Report <br />OCCTAC Staff and Volunteers are required to report abuse if s /he has knowledge of, or observes a <br />youth who s /he knows or reasonably suspects has been the victim of abuse. Therefore, as soon as an <br />employee or volunteer has knowledge of, or observes a child who s/he knows or reasonably suspects has <br />been the victim of sexual abuse, that person must take a report to local child protective services or <br />cognizant law enforcement authorities. <br />No person may impede or inhibit the reporting duties. In addition, no person making such a report shall <br />be subject to any sanction for making the report. Any person who violates the rights of an individual to <br />report may be guilty of an infraction punishable by fine. <br />Reporting Procedures <br />All employees of OCCTAC are required by law to report any knowledge of child abuse that may be <br />occurring to any student or child that attends our center. Any observed indications of child abuse that <br />would lead you to suspect that there is child abuse present in the child's life, shall be reported <br />immediately. OCCTAC will conduct yearly trainings for staff on child abuse identification procedures. <br />Report Child Abuse to: <br />Orange County Child Welfare Services Agency (OCCWS) <br />888 N. Main Street <br />Santa Ana, CA <br />(714)940 -1000 <br />(800)207 -4464 <br />EXHIBIT A <br />25A -153 <br />