North Dakota Child Protection Program:
The North Dakota Child Protection Program, managed by the Department of Health and Human Services, is dedicated to ensuring the safety and well-being of children by assessing reports of suspected abuse or neglect and providing essential intervention services. Through a centralized reporting system and a structured assessment process, the program identifies families in need and offers supportive resources such as parenting education, counseling, and foster care to prevent further harm. By balancing administrative oversight with localized support through human service zones, the agency works to protect vulnerable children while upholding the rights of families through a formal appeals process. For more information, click HERE.
Mandated Reporter Training:
House Bill 1562 (NDCC 15.1-07-34) requires a mandated reporter training for suspected child abuse or neglect for all initial licenses effective August 1, 2025, offered by the ND Department of Health and Human Services. This requirement must be met by completing the training available at https://mandatedreporter.pcand.org/educators-welcome/. You can expect the training to take at least one hour to complete.
After you've completed the training and have received your certificate of completion, please save your certificate as a pdf document, as you will need to upload it to the To Do item section of your application.
For problems with your Mandated Reporter account please review the troubleshooting document on the Mandated Reporter Training Page before inquiring. After reviewing that document, if you have further problems with your account please reach out to info@familiesflourishnd.org.