Child Protection Reports

Social workers assess each call that the ministry receives. If there is a safety concern then the ministry focuses on protecting the child(ren).

New Protection Reports1,2
Fiscal 2022/23
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1 At least one of the asterisks (“*”) indicates a count lower than 10 in the respective cell. The next “*”/s in the same column or row may have been masked for data privacy reasons.
2 "-" Indicates no count of new protection reports.
3 The Vancouver/Richmond Service Deliver Area houses the ministry's 24/7 Centralized Screening Team. This team handles protection reports from across the province. The total count of new protection reports includes 13,960 protection reports that were safely dealt with by Centralized Screening. These calls are reflected in Vancouver/Richmond but these calls come from all over the province.

In 2022/23, more than 48,000 protection reports were made, involving approximately 54,000 children and youth.

Protection Reports by Caller
Fiscal Year 2022/23
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Protection Reports with Assessed Safety Concerns1,2
Fiscal Year 2022/23
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1 At least one of the asterisks (“*”) indicates a count lower than 10 in the respective cell. The next “*”/s in the same column or row may have been masked for data privacy reasons.
2 "-" Indicates no count of new protection reports.
Protection Reports with Assessed Safety Concerns Over Time
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