Reporting Abuse

We all have an obligation to report suspected child abuse and neglect.

If you know or suspect that a child is or may be in need of protection, contact the nearest Children's Aid Society without delay. Your prompt action and your co-operation are vital to Ontario's child protection system.

If you are in Durham Region call
905 . 433 . 1551

If you are outside of Durham Region, the telephone directory will have the phone number of the nearest office. The emergency pages in most Ontario telephone directories list the number of the local Children's Aid Society (or Family and Children's Services).

All Children's Aid Societies have emergency service, 24 hours a day.

The Durham Children's Aid Society is mandated by the Ontario government to provide services to children in need of protection. This responsibility is mandated under Ontario's Child and Family Services Act (CFSA).

We investigate reports that a child may be in need of protection. And we provide safety for those children who are found to be in need of protection.

We fulfill our mandate in collaboration with families, health care providers, courts, police and other community service agencies. We encourage healthy relationships among the children and families we serve. We promote the development of positive parenting skills in the families we serve.