A total of 1,521 clinicians completed a mailed survey. Data were similar within, and differed between, three groups of subjects: dentists/dental hygienists, doctors/nurses, and psychologists/social workers. Overall, one-third of the respondents reported having received no professional training on child, spouse, or elder abuse. Subjects who had been trained were more apt to suspect abuse in their patients than those who had not. Subjects tended to suspect domestic abuse more often than child abuse, and infrequently identified cases of elder abuse. Significant numbers of respondents reported not feeling responsible for dealing with domestic violence issues, and most indicated low confidence in, and low compliance with, mandatory reporting laws. 6 tables and 40 notes