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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:  


{| class="wikitable"
==== Ministry of Child and Family Development - The Helpline for Children ====
| colspan="2" | '''Ministry of Child and Family Development'''
|-
| '''The Helpline for Children'''
| Telephone: 310-1234 (no area code needed)
|-
| colspan="2" | To report suspected cases of child abuse or neglect
|}


{{ResourcesLSLAP
| resource_description = To report suspected cases of child abuse or neglect
| phone = 310-1234 (no area code needed)
| online = [http://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/safety/public-safety/protecting-children/reporting-child-abuse website]
}}


{| class="wikitable"
==== Ministry of Child and Family Development - After Hours Services ====
| colspan="2" | '''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
|-
| colspan="2" | Refers those in crisis situations to food and emergency housing resources (after office hours and weekends).
|}


{{ResourcesLSLAP
| resource_description = Refers those in crisis situations to food and emergency housing resources (after office hours and weekends).
| phone = Vancouver, North Shore, and Richmond: <br /> (604) 660-4927 <br /> Rest of the Lower Mainland, from Burnaby and Delta to Maple Ridge and Langley: <br /> (604) 660-8180 <br /> Elsewhere in B.C.: <br /> 1-800-663-9122
| online = [http://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/safety/public-safety/protecting-children/reporting-child-abuse website]
}}


{| class="wikitable"
==== General Ministry Inquiries ====
| '''General Ministry Inquiries'''
 
|-
*Telephone: 1-877-387-7027
| Telephone: 1-877-387-7027
*Email: MCF.CorrespondenceManagement@gov.bc.ca
|-
| Email: MCF.CorrespondenceManagement@gov.bc.ca
|}

Revision as of 20:49, 8 July 2016

LSLAP Manual
LSLAP Manual
This page is from the
Law Students' Legal
Advice Program Manual.
See the full contents.
LSLAP Manual
Introduction
Chapters
4. Victims
 · I. Introduction

 · II. Governing Legislation
 · III. Crime Victim Assistance Program
 · IV. Avenues to Address Crime
 · V. Victims of Sexual Assault
 · VI. Victims of Relationship Violence
 · VII. Seniors or Those with Disabilities
 · VIII. Victims of Human Trafficking
 · IX. Missing Persons and Abductions
 · X. TIP and Restorative Justice
 · XI. Resources for Indigenous Victims

 · XII. Referrals and Follow-up
v • d • e



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

Online website
Address
Phone 310-1234 (no area code needed)


Ministry of Child and Family Development - After Hours Services

Online website
Address
Phone 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


General Ministry Inquiries

  • Telephone: 1-877-387-7027
  • Email: MCF.CorrespondenceManagement@gov.bc.ca
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