ABOUT US
Victoria Child Abuse Prevention & Counselling Centre (VCAPCC) provides a team of dedicated professionals to support children and youth through their healing process from the effects of abuse. Our programs and services work towards responding to and preventing the abuse, violence, and trauma in our community. We aspire to ensure every child and family that enters through our doors finds a safe, caring, and supportive space.
The primary objective of all interventions is to promote and facilitate the emotional, physical, and social well-being of the family and child. This objective takes precedence over any investigative or other considerations. We recognize the complexity of issues involved in child abuse and understand that in many instances abuse is inter-related with other issues. Accordingly, treatment is provided by qualified, professional counselors with broad experience and specialized skills related to treating child abuse. Clients are accepted in a non-judgmental manner and the clinical team values the contribution of different therapeutic perspectives, used in accordance with the assessed needs of the client.
Our therapists and victim services teams maintain the highest standards of practice and education through continued professional development, CARF accreditation, and professional affiliations to provide the best care to our clients. We strive to be a welcoming and respectful environment for all individuals, families, and caregivers by removing barriers to services and providing support that is appropriate and respectful of diversity. Our Centres provide services to all children, youth, and families who have been impacted by abuse, trauma, or violence.
Our Mission
Child abuse hurts our children, our families, and our community. It is not just an individual problem; as a society we have an obligation to address and respond to the problem of child abuse. VCAPCC’s primary mission is to provide accessible, collaborative, inclusive, and timely services for children, youth, and caregivers affected by abuse, all with a commitment to engagement with diverse communities in the Greater Victoria region.
We believe that:
- Every individual is unique, worthwhile, and has the capacity to heal.
- Children and families hurt by the crime of child abuse have the right to receive help to recover from their hurt.
- Child abuse affects the whole person, and recovery requires addressing the psychological, physical, and spiritual.
- Child abuse affects our whole society: the treatment of child abuse is a shared community responsibility.
Our Work
VCAPCC is the primary provider in Greater Victoria of therapy and victim services for children and youth who have experienced abuse. The Centre is Victoria's only non-profit agency dedicated to the treatment and support of child victims of abuse, and the prevention of child abuse in all forms. Through our Child and Youth Advocacy Centres locations in Victoria and the West Shore, we provide support to more than 400 children and youth each year who have experienced or been affected by abuse. Our staff work with schools, police, and professionals in family services, child protection, special needs, and other areas to ensure a coordinated, holistic approach to supporting children and families. Agency services are accessible, inclusive, equitable, and culturally safe, and consider the accommodation of diverse needs.
Victoria Child Abuse Prevention & Counselling Centre works and provides services across the traditional territories of the Pauquachin, Tsawout, Tsartlip, Malahat, Scia’new, T’Souke, Esquimalt, and Songhees First Nations. It is our honour to work and provide support on the land of the Coast Salish, Lekwungen, Nuu-chah-nulth, and Diitidaht peoples.
CARF Accreditation
CARF is an independent, nonprofit accreditor of health and human services that provides a public seal of trust and commitment to quality, based on internationally accepted standards. Achieving this accreditation demonstrates VCAPCC’s commitment to exceptional, personalized care. As an organization with the highest level of CARF accreditation, we have undergone a detailed peer review process and have demonstrated our commitment to providing programs and services of the highest quality.
For more information visit www.carf.org.
Privacy Policy
Client information collected by VCAPCC is collected, and privacy is maintained in accordance with the Personal Information Protection Act (PIPA) and Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (FOIPPA).
For questions and concerns, please contact our privacy officer at:
(250) 385-6111 | 101-1208 Wharf Street, Victoria, BC, V8T 3J7