Events
Use Your Voice! Campaign
In our community, hundreds of children and youth are being abused or neglected each and every day. The only way to end the cycle of child abuse and neglect is to speak up. Help is a phone call away.
Did you Know...
| • | That you can call just to ask questions? |
| • | You don’t need to be sure?...a suspicion can haunt you as well. |
| • | You can keep your information confidential? |
| • | The CAS works to keep children and youth safe within their family. Only a very small number of children or youth must come into care. |
The use your voice campaign is meant to bring awareness to the importance of reporting suspicions of child abuse and neglect. Here is what these people have to say.
Child abuse and neglect are issues that must be eradicated in our community. Through promotion and awareness, each and every citizen of Ottawa can play a role in helping to protect our children and youth.
Mayor Larry O'Brien
There is no bigger responsibility than raising and protecting our children.
Stuntman Stu, 93.9 Bob FM host, PA announcer, Ottawa Senators
Children are a sacred gift from the Creator, and have been given to the people to protect and nurture. It is our responsibility to ensure they are safe from all forms of harm.
Castille Troy, Executive Director, Minwaashin Lodge - The Aboriginal Women's Support Centre
We are here, enjoying life, thanks to parents who nurtured us in love. We owe it to our collective future to assure that this generation's chidren are nurtured in love. Otherwise, what prospect awaits them?
Rabbi R. Bulka
Islam values children and teaches Muslims to be passionate with children and consider their physical, psychological and emotional as well as other needs as priority matters. There are many practical interpretations of such teachings that were demonstrated by Prophet Mohammed Peace Be upon Him
Dr. Mohammed Mostefa
The Ottawa Police Service is committed to ensuring the safety of all members of our community especially our most vulnerable, our children. In collaboration with the Children's Aid Society, our members work hard to ensure a consistent and seamless approach to all investigations. All children deserve to have their voices heard.
Susan O'Sullivan, Deputy Chief of Police, Ottawa Police Services
Together across this great land we can join our voices into a cry for change. Together we can make the protection of our children a national priority. Together we can say no more, not one more child will be hurt on our watch. We will be vigilant. We will look for the quiet ones, the wounded, the suffering. We will get involved. We will not hush that inner voice that tells us something is wrong. We will listen when a child tries to tell us something difficult. We will be on guard. Always.
Stand up for children.
Stand for this cause.
Stand up for children.
Stand for this cause.
Kimothy Walker, CTV News Anchor, Co-Founder -- Child Sexual Abuse Prevention Network.