The B.C. Handbook for Action on Child Abuse and Neglect For Service Providers
About this resource
This handbook is designed to support an integrated, collaborative response to child abuse and neglect by:
- Providing information about identifying and reporting suspected child abuse and neglect;
- Providing an overview of relevant law and government policies;
- Clarifying the roles and shared responsibilities of service providers, including their accountability for responding to suspected child abuse and neglect;
- Ensuring that responses to suspected child abuse and neglect in British Columbia are effective, consistent and sensitive to the needs of children and youth.
- Providing information about identifying and reporting suspected child abuse and neglect;
- Providing an overview of relevant law and government policies;
- Clarifying the roles and shared responsibilities of service providers, including their accountability for responding to suspected child abuse and neglect;
- Ensuring that responses to suspected child abuse and neglect in British Columbia are effective, consistent and sensitive to the needs of children and youth.
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Resource type
Ministry of Children and Family Development
Disabilities
Acquired Brain Injury, Autism Spectrum Disorder, Behaviour Disorders and Conditions (ie. ADHD), Blind / Visual Impairment, Cerebral Palsy, Deaf / Hard of Hearing, Deaf-Blind, Down Syndrome , Dual Diagnosis, Epilepsy / Seizure Disorder, Fetal Alcohol Syndrome / Spectrum Disorders , Intellectual / Developmental Disability, Learning Disorder / Disability, Mental Health , Neuromuscular Disorders, Other / I don't know, Paraplegia / Quadriplegia, Physical Disability / Mobility Impairment, Schizophrenia , Speech Impairment / Social / Communication Disorders, Spina Bifida, Substance Use/Addiction
Age
0-19
Eligibility
N/A
Location
Regions
Cariboo Chilcotin Coast, Fraser North, Fraser South, Fraser Valley, Greater Vancouver, Kootenays, North East, North West, Sunshine Coast / Squamish-Lillooet, Thompson Okanagan, Vancouver Island Central, Vancouver Island North, Vancouver Island South
Cities
Anglemont, Apex Mountain Resort, Armstrong, Ashcroft, Avola, Bankeir, Barriere, Beaverdell, Big White Ski Resort, Blind Bay, Blue River, Cache Creek, Cawston, Celista, Chase, Cherryville, Christina Lake, Clearwater, Coalmont, Coldstream, Eagle Bay, Enderby, Falkland, Greenwood, Grindrod, Hedley, Kaleden, Kamloops, Kelowna, Keremeos, Lac La Jeune, Lake Country, Little Fort, Logan Lake, Lumby, Malakwa, Manning Park, Merritt, Midway, Monte Lake, Naramata, Okanagan Falls, Olalla, Oliver, Osoyoos, Oyama, Peachland, Penticton, Pinantan Lake, Princeton, Pritchard, Rock Creek, Salmon Arm, Savona, Scotch Creek, Sicamous, Silver Star Mountain Resort, Sorrento, Spences Bridge, Summerland, Sun Peaks Resort, Tappen, Tulameen, Valemount, Vavenby, Vernon, West Kelowna, Winfield
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