Advocacy and Legal Help

• Providing families with information
• Helping prepare families for meetings
• Attending meetings with families as needed

• Working with staff at a diagnosed child's school
• Applying to government/other agencies for respite support
• Other situations specific to a person's autism spectrum diagnosis where support is required

Provides outreach, advocacy and follow-up services that address the social and emotional needs of BIPOC individuals on PEI. This is provided through:

• Assessment of needs
• Support
• Connecting to resources
• Advocacy
• System navigation
• Assistance with filling out forms
• Accompaniment to meetings
• Other needs as they arise
• Identification of system gaps and engaging the community to fill those gaps

Navigation and advocacy support is available around issues of:

• Justice
• Education
• Health care
• Housing
• Employment
• Discrimination

Email Cecilia at cecilia@bipocushr.org or Judith at judith@bipocushr.org to schedule an appointment.

By law, anyone who thinks a child is being abused or neglected by a parent or guardian must call Child Protection Services. Call if you think a child is/has:

• Being physically, sexually or emotionally hurt by a parent/guardian
• Been hurt and a parent/guardian did not prevent it but could have
• Living in a home where there is domestic violence
• Being neglected by their parent/guardian

Note: Child is defined as 17 years and younger * Sexual activity: Criminal Code of Canada defines age of consent as "...18 years where the sexual activity involves exploitative activity, such as prostitution, pornography or where there is a relationship of trust, authority or dependency. For other sexual activity, the age of consent is 16 years of age." See the Criminal Code for more details or call.

Call 9-1-1 if there is immediate danger

Provides youth in the care of the Director of Child Protection and youth who have aged out of care of the Director of Child Protection with a variety of supports to assist with the successful transition to adulthood. Includes:

• Employment
• Housing
• Education
• Health
• Finance
• Conflict resolution
• Building and maintaining position relationships
• Advocacy
• Cultural/Spirituality
• Creating a positive network of support

• Hearing concerns directly from children, youth and their families and helping them to have their concerns heard and taken seriously.
• Concerns might centre around experiences with government agencies such as: Adoption Services * Health/Mental Health/Addiction Services * Child Protection * Education * Justice * Social Services * Or other agencies.
• Connects youth and their families to programs and services

• Protecting the legal and financial interests of children under age 18 years
• Establishing and maintaining an infant Trust
• Protecting the legal, financial and personal and health care interests of vulnerable adults who require assistance in decision-making
• Acting as an independent interest for minors or persons with disabilities on insurance settlements or in court matters with financial implications to the person
• Administer the estates of missing or deceased persons

• How to contact websites and online services to request an image/video be removed
• Guidance on involving a safe adult
• Importance of self-care
• Recognizing when things have gone too far

Hears cases where the defendant is between ages 12-18 years and is alleged to have committed a criminal offence(s).

Online information is available about what to expect and what is recommended when charged with an offence and preparing to attend Youth Justice Court.