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The Handbook for Action on Child Abuse and Neglect For Service Providers JUNE 2017. Helpful Phone Numbers Toll-free: 1 800 663 9122. Your local Ministry of Children and Family Development District Office: Your local Delegated Aboriginal Child and Family Services Agency: Police (Emergency): Police (Non-Emergency): TABLE OF CONTENTS. ABOUT THIS Handbook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5. Purpose . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6. Organization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6. Glossary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7. WORKING TOGETHER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11. Roles and Responsibilities.

Child: in British Columbia, under the Child, Family and Community Service Act (CFCSA), a child is anyone under the age of 19. Child Welfare Worker: a person delegated under the CFCSA to provide child welfare services, including responses to suspected child abuse and neglect.

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