Provides a variety of services for young people, including a drop-in service with meals, health care, counselling services, assistance accessing income support, support securing employment and housing, educational program connections, safety planning, access to community methadone program, addictions counselling services, NA/AA, support reconnecting with family, and more.
A Guide for Young People on the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child
We protect and represent your rights, interests and view points if you are under the age of 19 and living in Newfoundland and Labrador. If you have been in a care or custody arrangement, our services extend up to your 21st birthday. This may involve an individual child or youth, or groups of children and youth.
If you are a young person and your parents are separating or going through a divorce, you probably have questions. This is your place for answers and information on how separation or divorce may impact your life.
This province-wide, toll free number (1-888-709-7090) will detect the region where the caller is located and immediately connect them with one of ten transitions houses that are part of the Transition House Association of Newfoundland and Labrador. The Help Line will operate 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
When payments are not made on court orders or agreements registered with the Support Enforcement Program (SEP), collection action(s) will be taken. SEP has many collection tools available and may use one or more of these tools to achieve compliance on an order.
The Child Support Recalculation Office helps maintain a fair standard of support for children.
Family Justice Services (FJS) is a division of the Supreme Court of Newfoundland and Labrador. It offers services that assist families in resolving parenting and/or child support issues.
Non-profit organization serving all of Newfoundland and Labrador. Provides general legal information by phone, email, and through publications and presentations. Also operates the Lawyer Referral Service for the province.
A trusted source of information on child development reviewed by health professionals. From pregnancy to age 8.
The toolkits provide information helpful to survivors of tech-facilitated gender-based violence increase privacy and plan for safer tech use.