Sophie's Place

Child and Youth Advocacy Centre

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Sophie’s Place lets children and youth

share their story in a safe and welcoming space, supported and helped by a compassionate, highly integrated team

REPORTING CHILD ABUSE

If you or a child is in immediate danger please call 911

To report child abuse please call:

1-800-663-9122 (The Ministry of Children and Family Development)

OR

604-599-0502 (Police)

For general inquiries about Sophie’s Place:
Phone: 604-588-0727
Email: spinfo@the-centre.org

Who are we?

Sophie’s Place Child and Youth Advocacy Centre is a child and youth advocacy centre dedicated to supporting victims of physical and/or sexual abuse, providing a safe and welcoming place to tell their story.

We are a collaboration between Surrey Police Services and Surrey Provincial Operations Support Unit (former Surrey RCMP), the Ministry of Children and Family Development, the City of Surrey, Ministry of Public Safety & Solicitor General and The Centre for Child Development.

Who’s eligible?

Children and youth ages 0-15 living in Surrey
Children and youth who have been physically and/or sexually abused

Is child abuse really a problem?

Yes- abuse is happens more often that most of us would like to believe.

Research shows that about 1 in 10 children will be sexually victimized before they turn 18 and in the vast majority of cases the offender is known to the child.

By learning more we can reduce the risks of abuse, know what signs to look for, how to report, and how to support those who have been subject to abuse on their healing journey.

Did You Know?

93% of cases aren’t reported to authorities
in the majority of cases, the offender is known to the child
most adult survivors say they didn’t tell anyone about being abused

What makes Sophie’s Place special?

Sophie’s Place provides compassionate and nurturing services, delivered by multi-disciplinary, collaborative, specialized professionals that focus on minimizing trauma in an environment that’s supportive, friendly and focused on the children and youth we serve.

As the Lower Mainland’s first Child & Youth Advocacy Centre, we are the only one housed in a child development centre. These child-and-youth-friendly surroundings in a neutral setting eliminates the stress of giving a statement in an adult facility and protects children’s safety and privacy.

The integrative nature of Sophie’s Place also reduces trauma and stress for families- they don’t need to struggle with navigating our systems, everyone they need is here in one place.

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Prevent

How can we reduce risks of abuse?

Child abuse is preventable, and there’s steps we can all take to protect children from harm.

Learn more, and find useful printable resources and worksheets to start the conversation with your kids!

Prevention

Protect

How can you recognize signs of potential abuse?

What should you do if you think a child or youth is at risk?

We all have a legal responsibility to speak up if we see potential abuse.

Learn more about signs and symptoms, what to do to protect kids and youth, and what your responsibility is.

Protect

Prepare

You’re coming to Sophie’s Place to make a statement.

What should you expect? What can you prepare?

What about after your visit?

Find information about preparing for your visit, and helpful resources for afterwards.

Prepare for Your Visit

Protect

Our More Resources page has helpful information about prevention, including tools for caregivers and activities to complete with children; tools for caregivers supporting children and youth who visit Sophie’s Place; links to resources in our community and more.

More Resources