Changing the way we respond to children and youth who have experienced abuse in BC.

The BC Network of Child and Youth Advocacy Centres strives to work in a way that honours Indigenous ways of knowing, promotes meaningful reconciliation, and decolonizes services in response to the abuse of children.

We gratefully acknowledge that this Society and our member Centres provide service on the ancestral, unceded and stolen lands of Indigenous peoples across the province.

Child Abuse in BC: The Facts

Each of us needs to equip ourselves with the tools to recognize child abuse and speak up for our children.

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Get Help

Need help and want someone to talk to? Or need to report a child protection concern or crime? We have the contacts to help you.

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Child & Youth Advocacy Centres in BC

CYACs are established or developing in communities in each region of the province.

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Reports

BCCYAC is pleased to share a new report on the Purpose and Strategic Value of the BC Network of Child and Youth Advocacy Centres.

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As citizens of British Columbia, we all have a role to play in keeping kids safe.

  • For immediate help call 911 or find your local police detachment here
  • If you are a child or youth and need help call 310-1234 – Ministry of Children and Family Development Helpline for Children
  • If you have a concern about a child or youth’s safety call 1-800-663-9122 – Ministry of Children and Family Development
  • For support find your local Child and Youth Advocacy Centre on this list or call VictimLinkBC at 1-800-563-0808 or email [email protected] to receive information and be connected to the nearest victim services program.

BC Network of Child and Youth Advocacy Centres

In Canada, one in three children will experience some type of abuse by the time they are fifteen years old. Unresolved childhood trauma has a profound lifelong impact on children, families, and communities. With early identification and service adapted to their unique needs, children have remarkable capacity to heal from the abuse they experienced.

The BC Network of Child and Youth Advocacy Centres represents children and youth who have experienced abuse in British Columbia. We bring together child and youth advocacy centres across the province to advocate with one voice for improvements to the way the systems respond to abuse and to ensure coordinated and comprehensive services are readily available and accessible to the children and families who need them.

We all have a role to play in keeping children in our province safe. The advocacy work of the BC Network of CYACs helps us all keep our eyes and ears on vulnerable children to provide them with the best opportunity to lead healthy, fulfilling, and violence-free lives.