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Online Resource

Child Abuse Prevention (BC)
Safe Kids British Columbia
Web Address:	www.safekidsbc.ca/index.htm
This Web site provides information and resources for reporting and preventing child abuse in British Columbia and across Canada. It includes numerous links to educational material about recognizing, reporting, and preventing child abuse as well as Child Abuse Hotline information for areas throughout Canada.

Organizations

Canadian Paediatric Society
2305 Saint Laurent Boulevard
Ottawa, ON  K1G 4J8
Phone:	(613) 526-9397
Fax:	(613) 526-3332
E-mail:	info@cps.ca
Web Address:	www.cps.ca
The Canadian Paediatric Society (CPS) promotes quality health care for Canadian children and establishes guidelines for paediatric care. The organization offers educational materials on a variety of topics, including information on immunizations, pregnancy, safety issues, and teen health.
Children's Aid Society of Toronto
33 Charles Street East
Toronto, ON  M4Y 1R9
Phone:	(416) 924-4646
Fax:	(416) 324-2181
Web Address:	www.casmt.on.ca
The Children's Aid Society works to prevent child abuse and neglect through community programs and education. The society also provides foster care, crisis intervention, and facilitates adoption of children who are permanent wards of the province. The Web site has information on common symptoms of abuse and neglect, as well as publications on a variety of child-related topics.
National Clearinghouse on Family Violence
1907D1 Jeanne Mance Building, Tunney's Pasture
Ottawa, ON  K1A 1B4
Phone:	(613) 957-2938 1-800-267-1291
Fax:	1-888-267-1233 or (613) 941-7285
Web Address:	www.hc-sc.gc.ca/hppb/familyviolence
The National Clearinghouse on Family Violence is a division of the Population and Public Health Branch of Health Canada. The clearinghouse is a resource for people seeking information on the prevention, identification, and treatment of family violence.

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Author:	Jeannette Curtis Douglas Dana	Last Updated: September 17, 2007
Medical Review:	Kathleen Romito, MD - Family Medicine Michael J. Sexton, MD - Pediatrics Donald Sproule, MD, CM, CCFP, FCFP - Family Medicine
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