... This evaluation does not account for the harm caused by MR. While MR is often positioned as, at worst, a neutral practice, MR and subsequent FPS responses perpetuate and directly cause harm to children and families (Burton & Montauban, 2021;Cenat et al., 2021;Courtney & Dworsky, 2006;Courtney et al., 2007;Courtney et al., 2011;Courtney et al., 2018;Doyle, 2007;Fong, 2019;Henry & Lens, 2021;Hill, 2004;Hixenbaugh et al., 2022;HRW, 2022;Mack, 2021;Mandatory Reporting is Not Neutral, n.d.;McTavish et al., 2017;Meiners & Tolliver, 2016;Melton, 2005;Mountz & Capous-Desyllas, 2020;Pecora et al., 2003;Pecora et al., 2005;Raz, 2021;Rise & TakeRoot Justice, 2021;Roberts, 2002;Roberts, 2012;Roberts, 2019;Ryan & Testa, 2005;Sangoi, 2020;Sankaran & Mitchell, 2019;Shah & Feierman, 2021;Shpiegel & Simmel, 2016;Williams, 2020). In their meta-analysis of 42 articles on MR across 9 high-income countries including the United States, McTavish et al. (2017) found that almost threequarters (73%) described accounts of harm associated with MR and subsequent FPS responses. ...