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 City of Prince George
 In Prince George, BC Canada
 

Your Duty to Report - What is Child Abuse


Helpline For Children

call 24 Hours a Day
 310-1234
 (no area code needed)

or


 Report to a child protection worker in either a Ministry for Children and Families office, or a First Nations child welfare agency that provides child protection services.

  call your local district office

Monday to Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.,
listed in the blue pages of your phone book
 

or
 call 911
 

To use the Telephone Device
for the Deaf, dial
1-866-660-0505

Pay Phone

If you are calling from a pay-phone,
there is no charge to call the operator.

 

Kids Help Line anywhere in Canada 1-800-668-6868
 http://kidshelp.sympatico.ca/en/

Canada's only toll-free, 24-hour, bilingual and anonymous phone counselling, referral and Internet service for children and youth. Every day, professional counsellors provide immediate, caring support to young people in urban and rural communities across the country.

The service is completely, anonymous and confidential - we don't trace calls, we don't use call display. You don't even have to tell us your name if you don't want to.

Your Duty to Report

Everyone who has a reason to believe that a child has been or is likely to be physically harmed, sexually abused or sexually exploited, or needs protection is legally responsible to report the matter to a child protection worker.

  • It doesn't matter if you believe someone else is reporting the situation, you still have to report.
     
  • It doesn't matter if you're aware that a child protection worker is already involved with the child, you still have to report the matter. All new incidents must be reported as well.
     
  • The legal duty to report overrides any duty of confidentiality, except a solicitor-client relationship.
     
  • Time is of the essence in ensuring the safety and well-being of children. Report immediately.
     
  • If you have reason to believe that a child has been or is likely to be abused or neglected, then the responsibility for making a report to a child protection worker legally rests with you.
     
  • Do not contact the alleged perpetrator. This is the responsibility of the police, or the child protection worker.
  • If you need to contact the alleged perpetrator in order to protect children under their authority, this should be coordinated with the police and child protection worker

 

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