Child Abuse and Neglect
Child abuse is the violence, mistreatment, or neglect that a child or adolescent may experience while in the care of someone they trust or depend on, such as a parent, sibling, other relative, caregiver, or guardian.
Some indicators of legal issues
What the clients may say:
- "The Children's Aid Society is involved with my family"
- "I think my ex-partner is abusing our children."
- "Some kids in my child's class never seem to bring a lunch to school."
Legal Services and Information
| Title | Description |
|---|---|
| Ontario. Ministry of the Attorney General - Superior Court of Justice - Family Law Information Centre | Resource centre that provides the public with information and education to help them deal with family law issues likeseparation and divorcefamily law issuesfamily justice servicesalternative… |
| Ottawa. City Operations - Ottawa Police Service - Sexual Assault and Child Abuse Section | Police unit addressing sexual assault and child abuseinvestigation of sexual assault and incidents of child abuse and neglectcollaborates with other units in the OPS (Ottawa… |
| Ottawa. City Operations - Ottawa Police Service - Crisis Counsellors | The Victim Support Unit (VSU) provides crisis intervention and referrals to victims/survivors of crime and persons involved in tragic circumstances. In a partnership with Police… |
| Counselling and Family Service Ottawa - Family Violence / Sexual Abuse Support Services - Family Violence Program | Individual and group counselling information sessions for partners, family and friends workshops education through presentations and special eventsProgram for Francophone women who have experienced sexual… |
| ABLE2 - Reach Legal Services | Legal services for individuals living with disabilities educates and informs persons with disabilities, family members, lawyers and the general public about the rights and interests… |
| Children's Aid Society of Ottawa | Supports families caring for children investigates allegations of child abuse or neglect protects children and, when necessary, ensures alternate care for children who may be… |
| Ontario. Ministry of the Attorney General - Independent Legal Advice Program | Provides up to eight hours of free legal advice to those who qualify from one or more lawyers on referral list service available anytime after… |
| Family Law Education for Women Campaign - METRAC Action on Violence | Online resource of plain language legal information on women's rights under Ontario family law webinar recordings posted regularly on website how to find help with… |
| Ontario Legal Information Centre | Offers legal information and referral services on a confidential basis: offering legal information and referral services offering public legal education presentations to its community partnersServices:free… |