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APPENDIX DDuty to ReportDuty to report child in need of protection:72. (1) Despite the provisions of any other Act, if a person, including a person whoperforms professional or official duties with respect to children, has reasonablegrounds to suspect one of the following, the person shall forthwith report thesuspicion and the information on which it is based to a society:1. The child has suffered physical harm, inflicted by the person having charge ofthe child or caused by or resulting from that person’s,i. failure to adequately care for, provide for, supervise or protect the child,orii. pattern of neglect in caring for, providing for, supervising or protectingthe child.2. There is a risk that the child is likely to suffer physical harm inflicted by theperson having charge of the child or caused by or resulting from that person’s,i. failure to adequately care for, provide for, supervise or protect the child,orii. pattern of neglect in caring for, providing for, supervising or protectingthe child.3. The child has been sexually molested or sexually exploited, by the personhaving charge of the child or by another person where the person having charge ofthe child knows or should know of the possibility of sexual molestation or sexualexploitation and fails to protect the child.4. There is a risk that the child is likely to be sexually molested or sexuallyexploited as described in paragraph 3.5. The child requires medical treatment to cure, prevent or alleviate physical harmor suffering and the child’s parent or the person having charge of the child does notprovide, or refuses or is unavailable or unable to consent to, the treatment.6. The child has suffered emotional harm, demonstrated by serious,i. anxietyii. depression,iii. withdrawal,iv. self-destructive or aggressive behaviour, orv. delayed development,and there are reasonable grounds to believe that the emotional harm suffered by thechild results from the actions, failure to act or pattern of neglect on the part of thechild’s parent or the person having charge of the child.Source: http://192.75.156.68/DBLaws/Statutes/English/90c11_e.htm#BK100SUPERIOR POINTS HARM REDUCTION PROGRAMProtocols for Staff, Volunteers and Community Agencies37
APPENDIX EHepatitis C - Tips for PreventionHepatitis C (HCV) is a blood-borne virus that attacks theliver. The virus can survive outside of the body for up to16 days. Symptoms can range from mild to chronic anddamage to the liver could lead to cirrhosis or liver cancer.It is spread through contact with infected blood and thereis currently no vaccine or reliable treatment available.Reduce the risk of infection:1. Do not share• Any injection equipment (rigs, works, gear, etc.)including spoons/cookers, ties/tourniquets, filters,swabs, syringes, water (cleaning with bleach does notprevent HCV transmission!)• Crack pipes• Straws or bills for snorting (try not to use dollar billsanyway – they are already covered in germs/bacteria)• Razors• Toothbrushes• Nail clippers• Tattooing or piercing equipment2. When in contact with blood, like helping a hurt friendor cleaning up after an accident, use a latex or vinylglove as a barrier to protect yourself.3. Practice safer sex by using condoms and lube.For more information or for safer sex or injectionsupplies, contact <strong>Superior</strong> <strong>Points</strong> outreach staff at625-8830, 625-8831, or 625-7996.APPENDIX FSUPERIOR POINTS HARM REDUCTION PROGRAMProtocols for Staff, Volunteers and Community Agencies38
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