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The Act provides for protective services for neglected or abused adults and provides that a child in care who reaches adulthood, who is mentally incompetent and who does not have an adult who could assume responsibility for the child’s care can be treated as a neglected adult by the court.
Child welfare agencies will typically investigate allegations of abuse and neglect (these activities are called “child protection services”), supervise foster care and arrange adoptions. They also offer services aimed to support families so that they can stay intact and raise children successfully.
In Ontario, the Child, Youth and Family Services Act makes it the law that every person, including those who perform professional or official duties with children, must report suspected abuse of a child to the appropriate authorities.
If you have questions about how to recognize child abuse, here are some things you can do: Call your local child protection services. Talk to a nurse, social worker, doctor or teacher.
Physical or emotional neglect happens when a parent or other family member responsible for a child doesn’t give that child the basic things they need to keep them safe and healthy, like food and clothing, or doesn’t take them to the doctor when they need medical care.
Section 215 of the Code makes it a legal requirement of a parent, foster parent, guardian or head of a family to provide necessaries of life for a child under 16. This charge can be laid if a failure to perform that duty endangers a child's life or is likely to cause their health to be affected.
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Criminal Law and Managing Children’s Behaviour. Criminal Law and Child Discipline. All children in Canada are protected from all forms of violence through the Criminal Code, which is a federal law that applies across Canada.
