Accessible, collaborative, inclusive and timely prevention, advocacy and counselling service for children, youth and caregivers affected by abuse with commitment to engagement with diverse communities in the Greater Victoria region.
Healing and Hope for all children, youth and caregivers affected by sexual abuse and other trauma through integrated services and respect for diversity.
Accessibility - Resilience - Engagement - Service Excellence - Collaboration - Person Centered - Culturally Safe
The Victoria Child Abuse Prevention and Counselling Centre is grateful for generous support from our local community, including the Rotary Club of Victoria-Harbourside for their generous donation to our Child Abuse Trauma Counselling Program . With the strong support of our community members, our agency can continue to provide integral support and services to Greater Victoria children and youth who have experienced abuse, along with their caregivers.
Posted: June 25, 2024
Thank you to the Civil Forfeiture Office and the Ministry of Public Safety and Solicitor General!
We would like to express our gratitude to the Civil Forfeiture Office and the Ministry of Public Safety and Solicitor General for providing another year of very generous funding for our Child and Youth Advocacy Centre.
We have greatly appreciated their continued support over their years, as it has allowed us to continuously provide crucial multidisciplinary services to child and youth victims of crime.
Posted: May 22, 2024
The Moose Hide Campaign began as a BC-born Indigenous-led grassroots movement to engage men and boys in ending violence towards women and children. It has since grown into a nationwide movement of Indigenous and non-Indigenous Canadians from local communities, First Nations, governments, schools, colleges/universities, police forces and many other organizations – all committed to taking action to end this violence.
Since the Campaign began over 10 years ago along the Highway of Tears, thousands of communities and organizations across Canada have held Moose Hide Campaign events and joined the annual Moose Hide Campaign Day ceremony and fast. People of all ages, genders and backgrounds are invited to take part in Moose Hide Campaign activities.
The campaign is grounded in Indigenous ceremony and traditional ways of learning and healing. A cornerstone of the Moose Hide Campaign is the moose hide pin. Wearing the pin signifies your commitment to honour, respect, and protect the women and children in your life and speak out against gender-based and domestic violence. (from https://moosehidecampaign.ca/)
Please see website for more details.
Posted: May 16, 2024
The Victoria Child Abuse Prevention and Counselling Centre is grateful for generous support from local community business, including our friends at United Way, from whom we recently received a grant of $15,000 to support Child and Youth Counselling . With the strong support of our community members, our agency can continue to provide integral support and services to Greater Victoria children and youth who have experienced abuse, along with their caregivers.
Posted: April 29, 2024
The Victoria Child Abuse Prevention and Counselling Centre is grateful for generous support from local community business, including our friends at Lawyers on Stage Theatre Society, who recently made a donation to our agency from the proceeds of their live "radio play" of The Great Gatsby. With the strong support of our community members, our agency can continue to provide integral support and services to Greater Victoria children and youth who have experienced abuse, along with their caregivers.
Posted: April 2, 2024
The Victoria Child Abuse Prevention and Counselling Centre is grateful for generous support from local community business, including our friends at Vital Youth - Stelly's Secondary School through the Victoria Foundation, who recently made a donation to our agency. With the strong support of our community members, our agency can continue to provide integral support and services to Greater Victoria children and youth who have experienced abuse, along with their caregivers.
Posted: April 2, 2024
The Ministry of Public Safety and Solicitor General and the Ministry of Attorney General recently launched the implementation of the Intimate Images Protection Act (IIPA).
The Intimate Images Protection Act makes it easier for people to get a legal decision that an intimate image was recorded or distributed without consent, and order people to stop distributing or threatening to distribute intimate images. The legislation streamlines the process for getting images taken off the internet and will provide recourse for minors to pursue legal action to stop the distribution of their private images on their own.
Along with this, the Intimate Images Protection Service was created to support people in BC who have had their intimate images shared without their consent. This service can provide:
- Emotional support and resources
- Information on how to get your intimate image removed and the options available
- Support victims through the Civil Resolution Tribunal or other reporting process
To learn more please access: https://gov.bc.ca/ProtectingYourImages
To access resources and research about the online exploitation of children and youth: https://cybertip.ca/en/
The Victoria and West Shore Child and Youth Advocacy Centres and Victoria Child Abuse Prevention and Counselling Centre provides support, counselling, and victim services by referral for children and youth, who have experienced sexualized or violent abuse including online sexual exploitation, sextortion, and the distribution of intimate images without consent, which are all forms of sexualized violence.
Child abuse hurts the child, the family and society. It is not just an individual problem but a family and social problem. Society, including each community, has an obligation to respond to the problem of child abuse. The Victoria Child Abuse Prevention and Counselling Centre is a non-profit organization providing a response in our community. Click here to learn more about us.
We hold a wide variety of resources for both youth and caregivers including videos, apps, handbooks, websites and more. Click here to browse.
We are incredibly fortunate the have the support of several organizations and individuals in our community. Click here to see who has generously donated to our organization and see how you can help us enhance our ability to provide critically needed services to children and families affected by abuse.
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