Child Protection: How you can help a friend in need
Daniel is fourteen years old and in grade nine. He is on his school’s junior basketball team, and practices in the mornings before school. One morning Daniel and his teammates are in the change room, suiting up for their basketball practice. They are all talking about an upcoming game against their rival school. Daniel’s friend…
Child Abuse and the Legal Obligation to Report
Blog scenario was written by JFCY volunteer and PLE Team Member Cydney Kim, a grade 11 student at UTS. Legal info by JFCY. Ashley is a 14 year old student who has just started high school. After moving with her mom and her new step-father to another city, her school and neighborhood are both unfamiliar…
Abuse at home – how can I get help?
Maria is twelve years old. Her mother has just married Craig. Maria has a good relationship with her mom, but is becoming aware her mother could be in an unhealthy relationship. Craig swears a lot and calls her mother inappropriate words. Before the marriage, Craig had hit her mom on several occasions and her mom…