If you have concerns about a child please call 705.743.9751 or 1.800.661.2843
Kawartha-Haliburton Children’s Aid Society is a child protection agency mandated under the Child, Youth and Family Services Act, 2017, in Ontario. Our responsibility is to protect children from harm or risk of harm due to neglect and physical, sexual, or emotional abuse. The protection and wellbeing of children and youth is a shared responsibility with the community. All adults have a responsibility to keep kids safe and to speak up for children and youth who need help. We believe every child and youth has a right to safety and wellbeing.
Ontario Dress Purple Day takes place across the province annually on October 24. It is a day to proclaim that every child and youth has a right to safety and well-being. It ...
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Human trafficking, a heinous crime, involves the recruitment, transportation, harbouring and/or exercising control, direction or influence over the movements of a person in order to exploit that person, typically through sexual exploitation ...
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PHYSICAL ABUSE Physical Indicators Injuries that don’t fit the explanation Presence of several injuries that are at different stages Facial injuries in infants and preschool children Injuries don’t fit well with the ...
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There are multiple forms of abuse: physical abuse, emotional abuse, sexual abuse, or neglect. Physical Abuse Physical abuse is when a child suffers physical harm, or risk of harm, at the hands ...
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