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Help and support for youth victims of crime

Last updated on April 23, 2026

Support services are available throughout B.C. to children and young people (under 19) who are victims of crime.

This section provides:

  • Phone numbers for children and young people to call if you need help and support
  • Information about how to report when a child or young person needs protection

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Helpline for Children

If you are a child or youth and you or someone you know is unsafe or being abused, call the Helpline for Children at 1-877-631-8282 at any time. The call is free and you do not have to give your name.

Youth Against Violence Line

Call the Youth Against Violence Line (YAVL) at 1-800-680-4264 in B.C. (free of charge), 24 hours, 7 days a week.

Deaf and hard of hearing callers: TTY 604-875-0885 (collect calls accepted) or text 604-836-6381.

  • Call YAVL if you are a youth and need help and support or if you are concerned about your or someone else’s safety. You can make the call without giving your name. Information you provide is kept confidential.

CyberTip.ca

Call Cybertip.ca at 1-866-658-9022 in B.C. (free of charge).

  • Call Cybertip to report online (Internet or email) sexually explicit images of children or youth.

Youth and child safety

If you are a child or youth and you or someone you know is unsafe or being abused

  • Call the Helpline for Children at 1-877-631-8282 at any time. The call is free and you do not have to give your name.

Everyone has a legal obligation to report situations where a child or young person (under 19) needs protection because they are being abused, neglected, sexually exploited, or are otherwise unsafe.

If a child or youth is in immediate danger

  • Call 9-1-1.

If the child or youth needs protection

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