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Child protection – Police referral form

Form for law enforcement to fill out when they suspect or know a child needs protection.

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Form instructions 

  • Some fields are mandatory and must be completed for the form to submit.
  • Optional fields are labelled.
  • If you do not have the information, note “unknown” where applicable.
Select the region the family is located:
Reporter details
(Confirmation email of receipt of referral will be sent to this email address.)
When is responding officer back on shift?
Child/youth details
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Child/youth 1
Child/youth 2
Child/youth 3
Child/youth 4
Child/youth 5
Child/youth 6
Child/youth 7
Child/youth 8
Guardian/parent details
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Guardian/parent 1
Guardian/parent 2
Guardian/parent 3
Guardian/parent 4
Guardian/parent 5
Guardian/parent 6
Others individuals living in the home?
Is the child, youth or family Indigenous (First Nations, Métis, or Inuit)?
  • What behaviours or lack of action have you observed from the guardian that may have caused, or could potentially cause, harm to the child(ren) or youth? Describe these behaviours in detail. What specifically have you seen or heard?
  • If you have not personally witnessed these behaviours, what has been described to you, and by whom?
  • Add any other additional information you would like to share.
Based on the information you gathered from the family or from your information system, has this happened before?
Was the child or youth present for the incident?
Were there any injuries reported or observed for the child(ren), youth or guardian(s)?
Were charges laid?
During your interaction with the guardian, did you observe or learn about any strengths they demonstrated?
Based on what you know about these guardians have there been times the guardians or anyone else took steps to keep the child or youth safe in the past?
Did the child(ren), youth, or family identify any extended family, friends, or professional supports they are connected to or accessing?
Was the family referred for services?
Are there safety concerns for the responding child intervention practitioner?

You may be contacted by a Child Intervention Practitioner for further information.

Maximum 5 files.
20 MB limit.
Allowed types: pdf, doc, docx, jpg, jpeg, png.

If the form cannot be submitted, it has incorrect/incomplete information. Scroll up to see the impacted fields. You may have to expand the Child/youth and/or Guardian/parent accordions to see the errors.