. . . . . Helpful Resources
• VictimLink BC: at 1.800.563.0808 or text 604.836.6381 for information
• Helpline for Children
o Helpline for Children is a toll free helpline staffed by social workers who can provide help and answer questions regarding reports of child abuse or neglect. o Phone : 310.1234 (no area code required), 24 hours every day, to report a person under 19 who needs protection to the Ministry of Children and Family Development
o TTD (Telephone Device for the Deaf): 1.866.660.0505
• Ministry of Children and Family Development
o Report to a child protection social worker in either a Ministry of Children and Family Development office, or a First Nations child welfare agency that provides child protection services
Phone: 604.660.8180
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o Various Locations: http://www.mcf.gov.bc.ca/sda/contacts.htm.
• Vancouver Aboriginal Child and Family Services Society (VACFSS)
o VACFSS is a non-profit society providing services to urban Aboriginal children and families living in the Greater Vancouver area.
o Phone : 778.331.4500 or toll free 1.877.331.4505
• Advocate/Representative for Children and Youth
o Since 2007, British Columbia’s Representative for Children and Youth has supported our province’s young people and their families in dealing with the provincial child and youth welfare system. o If you are a young person and need support or if you are an adult with a concern about the well-being of a young person, please contact the Office of the Representative confidentially at “http://67.231.22.34/get-help-now/contact-us”
Phone: toll free 1.800.476.3933
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• Kids Help Phone
Phone: 1.800.668.6868
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o Website: http://www.kidshelpphone.ca
• Crime Victim Assistance Program
o Crime Victim Assistance Program provides financial benefits to assist victims, immediate family members, and witnesses in dealing with the effects of violent crime
Phone : toll free 1.866.660.3888
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o Email : SGCrimeVictimAssistanceProgram@gov.bc.ca
• Cyber Tip
o Canada’s national tip line for reporting the online sexual exploitation of children
Website: www.cybertip.ca
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