Don Bross, PhD, JD

Professional Titles

• Director of Education and Legal Counsel, The Kempe Center
• Co-Director of The State and Regional Team on Crimes Against Children (START)

Publications

• Bross DC, Mathew B. The battered child syndrome: Changes in the Law and Child Advocacy. In: Krugman RD, Korbin JE, editors. C. Henry Kempe: a 50 year legacy to the field of child abuse and neglect. Amsterdam: Springer Scientific; 2012, p. 39-50
• Chiesa A, Bross DC. Legal representation of the severely abused or neglected infant. In: Doenges H, Okrasinksi J, Thatcher E, editors. Family Matters. Aurora, CO: National Association of Counsel for Children; 2012, p. 63-86.
• Mathews B, Bross DC. Using law to identify, manage and prevent child maltreatment. In: Krugman RD, Korbin JE, editors. Handbook of child maltreatment, Amsterdam: Springer Scientific; (In press).
• Bross DC. Legal issues in child maltreatment. In: Reece RM, Hanson RF, Sargent AJ, III, editors. Treatment of child abuse: common ground for mental health, medical, and legal practitioners. 2nd edition. Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press, (In press).
• Chiesa A, Bross DC. Child protection teams. In: David Chadwick D, editor. Chadwick’s child abuse. St. Louis, MO: STM Learning (In press).
• Mathews B, Bross DC. Using law to identify, and manage child maltreatment. In: Korbin J, Krugman, RD, editors. Handbook of child maltreatment, Dordrecht Heidelberg New York London: Springer Scientific; 2013, p. 477-502.
• Chiesa A, Bross DC. Child protection teams, In: David Chadwick editor. Chadwick’s child abuse. St. Louis, MO: STM Learning. (In press)
• Bross DC. Legal issues in child maltreatment. In: Reece RM, Hanson RF, Sargent AJ III editors. Treatment of child abuse: common ground for mental health, medical, and legal practitioners. 2nd edition. Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press; (In press).
• Bross DC. Editorial. Child Abuse and Neglect 37(9);611-612
• Mathews B, Bross DC editors. Mandatory reporting laws and the identification of severe child abuse and neglect. Amsterdam: Springer Scientific. (In press).
• Chiesa A, Bross, DC. Child Protection Teams. In: David Chadwick (Ed.) Chadwick’s Child Abuse. St. Louis, MO: STM Learning 419-440.
• Melton GB, Bross, DC. Editorial; honoring the past and guiding the future. Child Abuse & Neglect 37(1), v-vii.
• Bross, D. Legal Issues in Child Maltreatment. In: Robert M. Reece, Rochelle F. Hanson, and John Sargent, (Eds.). Treatment of Child Abuse: Common Ground for Mental Health, Medical, and Legal Practitioners. 2nd edition. Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press, 357-364
• Bross, DC. Privacy and legal duties to warn about unsafe behaviors, conditions, or hazards: the example of child abuse and neglect reporting. In: Mathews, B. and Bross, DC (Eds.) Mandatory reporting and identification of severe child abuse and neglect, Dordrecht Heidelberg New York London: Springer Scientific,
• Mathews, B, Bross, DC. (Eds.) Mandatory reporting and identification of severe child abuse and neglect, Dordrecht Heidelberg New York London: Springer Scientific
• Merkel-Holguin, L., Bross, DC. Commentary: taking a deep breath before reflecting on differential response. Child Abuse & Neglect 39, 1-6.
• Donald C. Bross. Privacy and Legal Duties to Warn about Unsafe Behaviors, Conditions, or Hazards: The Example of Child Abuse and Neglect Reporting. In: Ben Mathews and Donald C. Bross (Eds.) Mandatory Reporting and Identification of Severe Child Abuse and Neglect, Dordrecht Heidelberg New York London: Springer Scientific, 2015, pp. 77-104
• Ben Mathews, Donald C. Bross (Eds.). Mandatory Reporting Laws and the Identification of Severe Child Abuse and Neglect. Dordrecht Heidelberg New York: Springer Scientific, 2015
• Lisa Merkel-Holguin, Donald C. Bross. Commentary: Taking a Deep Breath Before Reflecting on Differential Response. Child Abuse and Neglect. 39(1), 2015, pp. 1-6.
• Donald C. Bross. Medical Child Abuse Centers: The Kempe Center for the Prevention and Treatment of Child Abuse and Neglect, Children’s Hospital Colorado, and the University of Colorado School of Medicine Department of Pediatrics, Aurora, Colorado. Cooperative Scientific Knowledge Exchange (CSKE). On-line journal, 2015
• Jill D. McLeigh, Donald C. Bross. Commentary: Advocating New Directions. Child Abuse and Neglect, 52, 2016, 47-48.
• Donald C. Bross, Michelle Marlowe. Family Dynamics and Child Maltreatment. In: Donald Duquette and Anne Haralambie (Eds.) Child Welfare Law and Practice. (3nd Edition) Denver: Bradford Publishing, 2016, 131-150.
• Donald C. Bross. The Year Before the NACC. The Guardian, eNewsletter of the NationalAssociation of Counsel for Children. 36(10) December 2014-January 2015.
• Donald C. Bross, Michelle Marlowe. Family Dynamics and Child Maltreatment. In: Donald Duquette and Anne Haralambie (Eds.) Child Welfare Law and Practice. (3nd Edition) Denver: Bradford Publishing, 2016 (In press).
• Framing Child Welfare as a Public Health Law Issue. Bross and Matthews Chapter for Visioning Public Health Approaches for Protecting Children Bob Lonne, Deb Scott, Daryl Higgins, Todd Herenkohl Springer International Publishing
• Bross DC, Krugman RD. Health and public health approach to ending child abuse and neglect. Child Abuse Negl. 2020 Jun 26;:104619. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 32600653

Professional Memberships

• American Association for the Advancement of Science, Member
• International Society for the Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect, Member
• American Sociological Association, Member
• National Association of Counsel for Children, Founder and Board Member Emeritus

Practice Locations

Kempe Center for the Prevention and Treatment of Child Abuse and Neglect -Specialty Clinic
13123 E 16th Ave
B390
Aurora, CO 80045
303-864-5300

Hospital Affiliation

• Children's Hospital Colorado

Center Affiliations

• Kempe Children's Center

Specialty Information

Specialties

• Psychology