Anishinaabe Abiniijii Family Services
Anishinaabe Abiniijii Family Services serves five First Nations Communities in the Rainy River and Kenora, Ontario areas.

Association of Native Child and Family Services Agencies of Ontario
The Association of Native Child and Family Services Agencies of Ontario assists its member agencies in their efforts toward the provision of quality child welfare and related services to Native children and families.

Brant CAS
Web site of the Children's Aid Society of Brant, with offices in Brantford and Ohsweken, Ontario.

Bruce CAS 
Web site of the Children's Aid Society of the County of Bruce, based in Walkerton, Ontario.

CAS Workers - Mediation - Pickell
"Mediation: What's in it for CAS Workers," by Norman Pickell, highlights the advantages for CAS workers of using mediation.

Chatham-Kent Integrated Children's Services 
Web site of Chatham-Kent Integrated Children's Services, which includes child protection services, based in Chatham, Ontario.

Child Abuse - Reporting
"Reporting Child Abuse and Neglect," by Ontario's Ministry of Children and Youth Services, outlines your responsibility under Ontario's Child and Family Services Act when you have reasonable grounds to suspect that a child is or may be in need of protection.

Child Advocate - Ontario
Ontario's Child Advocate represents children and youth who are seeking or receiving services under the Child and Family Services Act, in the youth justice system, the children's mental health system, and the child welfare system (children's aid societies).

Child and Family Services Act - Ontario 
Here is the complete version of the Child and Family Services Act of Ontario which regulates child welfare services in Ontario.

Child Welfare League - Canada 
Web site of The Child Welfare League of Canada.

Children's Aid Society - what is it? 
What is a Children's Aid Society and when should you call the CAS? - information from the Ontario Association of Children's Aid Societies.

Court
Here is where you can find information about court, including the forms, the procedure, and a tour of a court room.

Court Cases - Child Protection - CAS
"What You Should Know About Child Protection Court Cases," published by Ontario's Ministry of the Attorney General, provides information to parents and others who are involved in a child protection court case.

Dilico Ojibway Child and Family Services
Dilico Ojibway Child and Family Services, with offices in Thunder Bay, Armstrong, Longlac, Mobert and Nipigon, Ontario, embraces a wholistic approach in the delivery of Health, Mental Health, Addictions, and Child Welfare services to compliment the strengths, values and traditions of Anishinabek children, families, and communities.

Dufferin CAS
Web site of Dufferin Family and Children's Services, incorporated as the Children's Aid Society of the County of Dufferin, based in Orangeville, Ontario.

Durham CAS
Web site of the Durham Children's Aid Society, with offices in Oshawa and Ajax, Ontario.

Elgin Family and Children's Services
Web site of the Family and Children's Services of St. Thomas and Elgin County, based in St. Thomas, Ontario.

Foster Parents - Ontario 
The Foster Parents Society of Ontario provides a voice for foster families in Ontario.

Frontenac CAS
Web site of the Frontenac Children's Aid Society, based in Kingston, Ontario.

Guelph Family and Children's Services 
Web site of Family and Children's Services of Guelph and Wellington County, based in Guelph, Ontario.

Haldimand Norfolk CAS
Web site of the Children's Aid Society of Haldimand and Norfolk, based in Townsend, Ontario.

Halton CAS
Web site of the Children's Aid Society of Halton, with offices in Burlington and Milton, Ontario.

Hamilton CAS 
Web site of the Children's Aid Society of Hamilton, Ontario.

Hamilton Catholic CAS 
Web site of the Catholic Children's Aid Society of Hamilton, Ontario.

Hastings CAS
Web site of the Hastings Children's Aid Society, with offices in Belleville, Trenton and Bancroft, Ontario.

Huron-Perth CAS
The Huron-Perth Children's Aid Society, serving Huron County and Perth County, has offices in Goderich and Stratford, Ontario.

Kawartha-Haliburton CAS
Web site of the Kawartha-Haliburton Children's Aid Society, with offices in Haliburton, Lindsay and Peterborough, Ontario.

Kenora - Patricia Children's and Family Services
Web site of the Kenora - Patricia Children's and Family Services, with offices in Kenora, Dryden, Red Lake and Sioux Lookout, Ontario.

Kids Corner - Hamilton CAS 
Information for kids on what is a Children's Aid Society - a CAS.

Kina Gbezhgomi Child and Family Services
Kina Gbezhgomi Child and Family Services provides child and family services for native children and their families in the Districts of Sudbury and Manitoulin.

Leeds and Grenville Family and Children's Services
Web site of Family and Children's Services of Leeds and Grenville, with offices in Brockville, Kemptville and Gananoque, Ontario.

London CAS 
Web site of the Children's Aid Society of London and Middlesex, based in London, Ontario.

Mediation - Advantages for CAS Workers - Pickell
"Mediation: What's in it for CAS Workers," by Norman Pickell, highlights the advantages for CAS workers of using mediation.

Mediation - Child Protection
Information on Child Protection Mediation involving children and Children's Aid Societies - CAS.

Mediation - Child Protection - B.C. 
This web site provides information from the British Columbia Ministry of the Attorney General on the use of mediation in child protection cases - also known as child welfare cases - in B.C.

Mediation - Child Protection - Connecticut
"Mediation of Child Protection Proceedings" provides information about how mediation is used in Connecticut to resolve child protection - also known as child welfare - cases.

Mediation - Child Protection - Lande
In his article entitled "Child Protection Mediation," John Lande describes the process of using mediation to resolve issues in cases of child abuse and neglect at every stage of child protection - also known as child welfare - cases.

Mediation - Child Protection - London 
Information about the London Child Protection Mediation Project, a project of the London and Middlesex Children's Aid Society and the London Family Court Clinic.

Mediation - Child Protection - New Jersey
This web site provides information about the child welfare mediation program in New Jersey.

Mediation - Child Protection - Ontario
The Ontario Child Protection Mediation Roster provides names of mediators who are qualified to mediate disputes in Ontario between Children's Aid Societies - CAS - and families.

Mediation - Child Protection - Wildgoose 
This article by Joan Wildgoose and June Maresca entitled "Mediating Child Protection Cases" shows that the mediation process is an effective way to resolve child protection - also known as child welfare - disputes.

Mediation - More Information
Lots more information about mediation, including how to find a mediator, and preparing for mediation.

Mediation - Child Welfare - Coogan
"Mediation is a Viable Tool," by Mary Coogan, describes the results of a pilot project in New Jersey which used mediation in child welfare cases.

Mediation - Child Welfare - Rees
In her article entitled "Mediation in Child Welfare," Jane Rees, a social worker with the Children's Aid Society of Toronto, Ontario describes her conversion to mediation as an alternative to going to family court, particularly when the issues involve supervised access, unsupervised access, abuse, natural parents, foster parents and crown wardship. This article, which was first published in 1998 in Communicate, the newspaper of the Children's Aid Society of Toronto, appears here with the permission of the Toronto CAS.

Muskoka Family, Youth and Child Services
Web site of the Family, Youth and Child Services of Muskoka, which includes child protection services, with offices in Bracebridge and Huntsville, Ontario.

National Indian Child Welfare Association
The National Indian Child Welfare Association provides information on American Indian Child Welfare.

Native Child and Family Services - Toronto
Native Child and Family Services of Toronto, a full-service off-reserve child welfare related initiative under the direct control and management of the Native community, strives to provide for a life of quality, well being, caring and healing for the children and families in the Toronto Native Community.

Niagara Family and Children's Services
Web site of the Family and Children's Services Niagara, with offices in St. Catharines, Niagara Falls and Welland, Ontario.

Nog-Da-Win-Da-Min Family & Community Services
Nog-Da-Win-Da-Min Family & Community Services is a Native Child and Family Services Agency serving First Nations along the north shore of Lake Huron.

Northumberland CAS
Web site of the Children's Aid Society of Northumberland, based in Cobourg, Ontario.

Ontario Association of Children's Aid Societies 
Web site of the Ontario Association of Children's Aid Societies - OACAS.

Ontario Government - CAS
Information from the Ontario Government on what Children's Aid Societies do in Ontario.

Ottawa CAS 
Web site of the Children's Aid Society of Ottawa, Ontario.

Owen Sound CAS
Web site of the Children's Aid Society of Owen Sound and the County of Grey.

Oxford CAS
Web site of the Children's Aid Society of Oxford County, with offices in Woodstock and Tillsonburg, Ontario.

Peel CAS
Web site of Peel Children's Aid Society, based in Brampton and Mississauga, Ontario.

Rainy River Family and Children's Services
Web site of the Family and Children's Services of the District of Rainy River, with offices in Fort Frances, Atikokan and Rainy River, Ontario.

St. Thomas Family and Children's Services 
Web site of Family and Children's Services of St. Thomas and Elgin County, based in St. Thomas, Ontario.

Sarnia Lambton Children's Aid Society
Web site of the Sarnia Lambton Children's Aid Society, based in Point Edward, Ontario (which is adjacent to Sarnia).

Simcoe CAS 
Web site of Simcoe County Children's Aid Society, based in Barrie, Ontario.

Thunder Bay CAS
Web site of the Children's Aid Society of Thunder Bay, with offices in Thunder Bay, Geralton, Nipigon, and Marathon, Ontario.

Tikinagan Child and Family Services
Tikinagan Child and Family Services, a Native agency serving Nishnawbe-Aski Nation First Nations in the area north of Sioux Lookout, Ontario, with offices in Sandy Lake, Sioux Lookout, Fort Hope, Kitchenuhmaykoosib Inninuwug and Weagamow Lake, provides child protection services that are sensitive to the unique needs of Native children and families, Native culture and traditions, and the concept of the extended family.

Timiskaming Child and Family Services
Web site of the Timiskaming Child and Family Services, with offices in Kirkland Lake and North Cobalt, Ontario.

Timmins Child and Family Services
Web site of the Child and Family Services of Timmins and District, with offices in Timmins, Iroquois Falls, Monteith, and Schumacher, Ontario.

Toronto - Jewish Family and Child Service of Toronto
Web site of the Jewish Family and Child Service of Toronto, Ontario.

Toronto CAS 
Web site of the Children's Aid Society of Toronto, Ontario.

Toronto Catholic CAS 
Web site of the Catholic Children's Aid Society of Toronto, Ontario.

Waterloo Family and Children's Services 
Web site of Family and Children's Services of the Waterloo Region, based in Kitchener, Ontario.

Windsor CAS 
Web site of the Windsor-Essex Children's Aid Society, based in Windsor, Ontario.

York Region CAS
Web site of the York Region Children's Aid Society, based in Newmarket, Ontario.

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