Child Abuse, Well-Being, and Welfare - South West

Programs and services for individuals and families who are coping with trauma arising from child abuse, and which help protect infants, children, and youth experiencing abuse or who are at risk of abuse. Child abuse includes neglect, abandonment, or emotional, physical or sexual abuse.

If there are reasonable grounds to suspect that a child is or may be in need of protection, you must promptly report the suspicion and the information upon which it is based to your local Children's Aid Society or Indigenous Child and Family Services agencies.

See also Adult Survivors of Abuse, Supports for Victims of Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault, and Victim Services.

Filter Options:

These services serve all or part of South West View French services
Bluewater Family Support Services 40 Queen's Square, Tilbury, ON N0P 2L0	519-294-6213	Add to Clipboard
Bruce Grey Child and Family Services 640 2nd Ave E, Owen Sound, ON N4K 2G8	519-371-4453 (24-hour)	Add to Clipboard
Centre for Research and Education on Violence Against Women and Children Faculty of Education Building Western University, 1137 Western Road, Rm 1158, London, ON N6G 1G7	519-661-4040	Add to Clipboard
Child Abuse Prevention Council of London and Middlesex 1680 Oxford St E, London, ON N5V 3G2		Add to Clipboard
Children's Aid Society of London and Middlesex 1680 Oxford St E, London, ON N5Y 5R8	519-455-9000	Add to Clipboard
Children's Aid Society of London and Middlesex - Child Abuse and Neglect 1680 Oxford St E, London, ON N5Y 5R8	519-455-9000	Add to Clipboard
Children's Aid Society of Oxford County 712 Peel St, Woodstock, ON N4S 0B4	519-539-6176	Add to Clipboard
Children's Hospital London Health Sciences Centre - Child and Adolescent Mental Health Care Program - Outpatient Services 800 Commissioners Rd E, Zone B, Level 8, London, ON N6A 5W9	519-667-6607	Add to Clipboard
Chippewas of Nawash Unceded First Nation - Native Child Welfare 23 Lighthouse Rd, Neyaashiinigmiing, ON N0H 2T0	519-534-3818	Add to Clipboard
Family and Children's Services of St Thomas and Elgin County 99 Edward St, St Thomas, ON N5P 1Y8	519-631-1492	Add to Clipboard
Huron-Perth Children's Aid Society - Goderich Office 413 MacEwan St, Goderich, ON N7A 4M1	519-524-7356 (24-hour)	Add to Clipboard
Huron-Perth Children's Aid Society - Stratford Office 639 Lorne Ave E, Stratford, ON N5A 6S4	519-271-5290 (24-hour)	Add to Clipboard
Merrymount Family Support and Crisis Centre - Elgin Supervised Access Program 579 Talbot St, St Thomas, ON N5P 1C5	519-637-1667	Add to Clipboard
Merrymount Family Support and Crisis Centre - London and Middlesex Supervised Access Program 1064 Colborne St, London, ON N6A 4B3	519-858-9905	Add to Clipboard
Merrymount Family Support and Crisis Centre - Oxford Supervised Access Program 18 Vansittart Ave, Unit B, Woodstock, ON N4S 0A2	519-533-1379	Add to Clipboard
N'Amerind (London) Friendship Centre - Indigenous Families First Program 260 Colborne St, London, ON N6B 2S6	519-672-0131	Add to Clipboard
Oneida Nation of the Thames - Band Representative Program 2212 Elm Ave, Southwold, ON N0L 2G0	519-652-6705	Add to Clipboard
Ontario. Ministry of the Attorney General - St Thomas - Victim/Witness Assistance Program 4 Wellington St, 2nd Fl, St Thomas, ON N5R 2P2	519-633-1920	Add to Clipboard
Ontario. Ministry of the Attorney General - Victim/Witness Assistance Program - Goderich Office 1 Courthouse Sq, main Fl, Goderich, ON N7A 1M2	519-524-4085	Add to Clipboard
Ontario. Ministry of the Attorney General - Victim/Witness Assistance Program - London Office Court House, 80 Dundas St, Ground Fl, Unit B, London, ON N6A 6A2	519-660-3041	Add to Clipboard
Ontario. Ministry of the Attorney General - Victim/Witness Assistance Program - Owen Sound Office Court House, 611 9th Ave E, Owen Sound, ON N4K 6Z4	519-376-8927	Add to Clipboard
Ontario. Ministry of the Attorney General - Victim/Witness Assistance Program - Stratford Office 5 Huron St, Stratford, ON N5A 5S4	519-271-5221	Add to Clipboard
Ontario. Ministry of the Attorney General - Victim/Witness Assistance Program - Walkerton Office 215 Cayley St, 2nd Fl, Box 1529, Walkerton, ON N0G 2V0	519-881-3882	Add to Clipboard
Ontario. Ministry of the Attorney General - Victim/Witness Assistance Program - Woodstock Office 415 Hunter St, Woodstock, ON N4S 4G4	519-421-3903	Add to Clipboard
Rural Response for Healthy Children PO Box 687, Clinton, ON N0M 1L0	226-699-0707	Add to Clipboard
Salvation Army (The) - Owen Sound and Saugeen Shores - Grey Bruce Supervised Access Program 365 14th St W, Owen Sound, ON N4K 5P7	519-371-5991	Add to Clipboard
Supervised Access Visitation and Exchange Program Huron-Perth(Parenting Time Program) 413 Hibernia St, Unit 1, Stratford, ON N5A 5W2	Huron: 519-482-8766 Perth: 519-508-6101	Add to Clipboard
Victim Services of Huron County Head Office / Clinton OPP, Box 667, Clinton, ON N0M 1L0	519-600-4108	Add to Clipboard

These services are located outside of South West, but provide service to South West.
Abuse Hurts/Canadian Centre for Abuse Awareness 120 Harry Walker Pkwy N, Newmarket, ON L3Y 7B2	905-727-4357 (905-727-HELP)	Add to Clipboard
Centre d'orientation pour la prévention des agressions 295 The West Mall, Unit 503, Toronto, ON M9C 4Z4	416-466-7490	Add to Clipboard
Child and Family Services Review Board 15 Grosvenor St, Ground Fl, Toronto, ON M7A 2G6	416-327-0111	Add to Clipboard
Hospital for Sick Children (The) - Suspected Child Abuse and Neglect Program 555 University Ave, Rm 6427, Black Wing, Toronto, ON M5G 1X8	416-813-6275	Add to Clipboard
Ontario Association of Children's Aid Societies 75 Front St E, Suite 308, Toronto, ON M5E 1V9	416-987-7725	Add to Clipboard
These services are governed by legislation in Ontario and the regulatory body is the Ministry of Children, Community and Social Services (www.children.gov.on.ca/htdocs/English/professionals/childwelfare/modern-legislation.aspx). The legislation for these services is the Child, Youth and Family Services Act, 2017 (www.ontario.ca/laws/statute/17c14) and An Act respecting First Nations, Inuit and Métis children, youth and families (laws.justice.gc.ca/eng/acts/F-11.73/).