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If you refer the client to a lawyer, social service agency, or health professional, remember to follow up to ensure that the client is looked after. A simple phone call to the client should suffice. Should you need to consult with a professional (for instance, a psychiatrist) about a client’s ongoing case, you need to have the client sign a written release form authorizing you to collect information about them, or on their behalf. The referrals below are for more specific types of victims than the referrals at the beginning of the chapter:  
If you refer the client to a lawyer, social service agency, or health professional, remember to follow up to ensure that the client is looked after. A simple phone call to the client should suffice. Should you need to consult with a professional (for instance, a psychiatrist) about a client’s ongoing case, you need to have the client sign a written release form authorizing you to collect information about them, or on their behalf. The referrals below are for more specific types of victims than the referrals at the beginning of the chapter:  


Ministry of Child and Family Development  
'''Ministry of Child and Family Development'''
The Helpline for Children                                   Telephone: 310-1234 (no area code needed) To report suspected cases of child abuse or neglectMinistry of Child and Family Development After Hours Services                                                     Vancouver, North Shore, and Richmond: (604) 660-4927 Rest of the Lower Mainland, from Burnaby and Delta to Maple Ridge and Langley: (604) 660-8180 Elsewhere in B.C.: 1-800-663-9122
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| '''The Helpline for Children'''
| Telephone: 310-1234 (no area code needed)
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*To report suspected cases of child abuse or neglect
 
'''Ministry of Child and Family Development'''
 
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| '''After Hours Services'''
| Vancouver, North Shore, and Richmond: (604) 660-4927
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| Rest of the Lower Mainland, from Burnaby and Delta to Maple Ridge and Langley: (604) 660-8180
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| Elsewhere in B.C.: 1-800-663-9122
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*Refers those in crisis situations to food and emergency housing resources (after office hours and weekends).
 
'''General Ministry Inquiries'''
 
Telephone: 1-877-387-7027
 
Email: MCF.CorrespondenceManagement@gov.bc.ca

Revision as of 21:33, 9 May 2016



If you refer the client to a lawyer, social service agency, or health professional, remember to follow up to ensure that the client is looked after. A simple phone call to the client should suffice. Should you need to consult with a professional (for instance, a psychiatrist) about a client’s ongoing case, you need to have the client sign a written release form authorizing you to collect information about them, or on their behalf. The referrals below are for more specific types of victims than the referrals at the beginning of the chapter:

Ministry of Child and Family Development

The Helpline for Children Telephone: 310-1234 (no area code needed)
  • To report suspected cases of child abuse or neglect

Ministry of Child and Family Development

After Hours Services Vancouver, North Shore, and Richmond: (604) 660-4927
Rest of the Lower Mainland, from Burnaby and Delta to Maple Ridge and Langley: (604) 660-8180
Elsewhere in B.C.: 1-800-663-9122
  • Refers those in crisis situations to food and emergency housing resources (after office hours and weekends).

General Ministry Inquiries

Telephone: 1-877-387-7027

Email: MCF.CorrespondenceManagement@gov.bc.ca