Breaking the cycle of child abuse in Malaysia: linking mandatory reporting, service delivery monitoring and review capacity mechanisms

Abstract

The objective of this paper is to review the current thinking and action concerning breaking the cycle of child abuse in Malaysian society. The purpose is to illustrate some of the key issues, questions, and concerns for professional social work in the field of child abuse. The paper focuses on what social workers need to know and what do they know about child protection, and how to improve child abuse reporting, monitoring and review capacities in order to break the mould of child abuse and to craft a robust child protection system in Malaysia.