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If you refer the victim to a lawyer, social service agency, or health professional, remember to follow up to ensure that the victim is looked after. A simple phone call to the victim should suffice. Should you need to consult with a professional (for instance, a psychiatrist) about a victim’s ongoing case, you need to have the victim 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 victim to a lawyer, social service agency, or health professional, remember to follow up to ensure that the victim is looked after. A simple phone call to the victim should suffice. Should you need to consult with a professional (for instance, a psychiatrist) about a victim’s ongoing case, you need to have the victim 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 ==== | ==== Ministry of Child and Family Development - The Helpline for Children ==== | ||
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| online = [http://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/safety/public-safety/protecting-children/reporting-child-abuse Website] | | online = [http://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/safety/public-safety/protecting-children/reporting-child-abuse Website] | ||
}} | }} | ||
==== Ministry of Child and Family Development - After Hours Services ==== | ==== Ministry of Child and Family Development - After Hours Services ==== | ||
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| online = [http://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/safety/public-safety/protecting-children/reporting-child-abuse Website] | | online = [http://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/safety/public-safety/protecting-children/reporting-child-abuse Website] | ||
}} | }} | ||
==== General Ministry Inquiries ==== | ==== General Ministry Inquiries ==== | ||
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| online = Email: MCF.CorrespondenceManagement@gov.bc.ca | | online = Email: MCF.CorrespondenceManagement@gov.bc.ca | ||
}} | }} | ||
==== Provincial Government Referral Service ==== | ==== Provincial Government Referral Service ==== | ||
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| phone = Victoria: (250) 387-6121 <br /> Metro Vancouver: (604) 660-2421 <br /> Elsewhere in BC: 1 800 663-7867 | | phone = Victoria: (250) 387-6121 <br /> Metro Vancouver: (604) 660-2421 <br /> Elsewhere in BC: 1 800 663-7867 | ||
}} | }} | ||
==== British Columbia Centre for Elder Advocacy Support (BCCEAS) ==== | ==== British Columbia Centre for Elder Advocacy Support (BCCEAS) ==== | ||
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| online = [http://www.bcceas.ca Website] <br /> E-mail: info@bcceas.ca | | online = [http://www.bcceas.ca Website] <br /> E-mail: info@bcceas.ca | ||
}} | }} | ||
==== VictimLink BC ==== | ==== VictimLink BC ==== | ||
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| online = [http://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/justice/criminal-justice/victims-of-crime/victimlinkbc Website] <br /> E-mail: VictimLinkBC@bc211.ca | | online = [http://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/justice/criminal-justice/victims-of-crime/victimlinkbc Website] <br /> E-mail: VictimLinkBC@bc211.ca | ||
}} | }} | ||
==== UBC Life & Career Centre (Formerly the UBC Women’s Resources Centre) ==== | ==== UBC Life & Career Centre (Formerly the UBC Women’s Resources Centre) ==== | ||