Toronto child abuse centre launches - Canada

Chris Engel 9/30/132:51 PM

"A Toronto group hopes bringing medical examinations, police interviews and other key events in a child abuse case under one roof will make the inquiries easier for investigators as well as children.

"The Child and Youth Advocacy Centre will provide the full range of services an abuse child requires. It means rather than visiting several agencies around the city, a child would be assigned a team of law enforcement, medical, and mental health professionals who would be in charge of the case.

"The head of Boost Child Abuse Prevention and Intervention, which runs and houses the centre, says the move will make it easier for children by letting them be interviewed about the abuse only once in a comfortable room at the centre...."

http://www.yorkregion.com/news-story/4131851-toronto-child-abuse-centre-launches/

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