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


*To report suspected cases of child abuse or neglect
{| class="wikitable"
 
| colspan="2" | '''Ministry of Child and Family Development'''
'''Ministry of Child and Family Development'''
|-  
 
{|
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| '''After Hours Services'''
| '''After Hours Services'''
| Vancouver, North Shore, and Richmond: (604) 660-4927
| Vancouver, North Shore, and Richmond: (604) 660-4927
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| Elsewhere in B.C.: 1-800-663-9122
| Elsewhere in B.C.: 1-800-663-9122
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| colspan="2" | Refers those in crisis situations to food and emergency housing resources (after office hours and weekends).
|}
{| class="wikitable"
| '''General Ministry Inquiries'''
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| Telephone: 1-877-387-7027
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| Email: MCF.CorrespondenceManagement@gov.bc.ca
|}
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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 16:14, 16 June 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