To start with: Was the photo something that would be reported to a child welfare agency? And if a client in a clinical situation shared that image with a mental health professional, it would warrant suspicion to launch a child investigation." Sometimes there is both a criminal investigation and a child welfare investigation. When can child welfare officials intervene? "Moreover, this inquiry also includes a focus on the harm or potential harm to the child," Guggenheim wrote.

Source: Washington Post September 01, 2016 22:51 UTC