Beacon House Child & Youth Advocacy Centre

The Beacon House Child and Youth Advocacy Centre will be closed on Monday, May 20, in observance of Victoria Day.

Our offices will reopen Tuesday, May 21.

Wishing everyone a happy long weekend!

We were so thankful to be to invited to a wonderful community event. An informative and inspiring afternoon with wonderful community partners! Thank you London Police Service - Canada for a thoughtful and engaging afternoon.

Our offices are closed on Monday February 19th, 2024 for Family Day. We will reopen on February 20th at 9 am.

Family Day is a wonderful holiday that celebrates the importance of family and community in Canada. A day to spend quality time with your loved ones and enjoy various activities together. It is also a time to reflect on the history, heritage, and diversity of Canada and its people. It is a holiday that brings Canadians closer together and reminds them of the values that matter most.

Looking for some holiday fun? Join our Chiefs at London Police Headquarters for our Holiday Cheer Drop-In on December 5th from 2pm to 6pm at 601 Dundas St! 🎅We'll have photos with Santa, festive music to get you in the holiday spirit, and of course, refreshments! 🎄
This event is open to all members of the community, so bring your family and friends along for a fun-filled afternoon. We can't wait to see you there!

In the presence of London Police Service Chief, Thai Truong, we congratulated Detective Sergeant Katherine Dann for being the recipient of the London Family Court Clinic Frank Brennan Award! Detective Dann was nominated for her passion for protecting children and serving families in the community and providing exceptional leadership to the team at Beacon House.

Our partners at London Family Court Clinic and Beacon House Child & Youth Advocacy Centre are wearing their purple today, including LPS’s own Det. Sgt. Dann and Sgt. McConnell. 💜 This , do your part to prevent and raise awareness about child abuse. Read more: https://bit.ly/3FvRhjr

Smiling because new Beacon House shirts AND we had the honour to meet with members of the Child Abuse Prevention Council of London-Middlesex for the first time this past Monday and speak about who we are and how we help.

The Child Abuse Prevention Council of London-Middlesex is an important incubator for collaboration of different agencies that work toward preventing child maltreatment.

Big thank you to the team there and the members for giving us the opportunity!

We were excited to tour Beacon House with Attorney General of Ontario Doug Downey last week. Thank you Doug for taking the time to talk more with our team and continue the conversation about how we can work together more closely to secure better outcomes for child victims and their families.

What a great privilege it was to meet with Attorney General of Ontario Doug Downey yesterday to discuss how our agency and the justice system can collaborate and align better to improve existing services for youth within the court and therapeutic system, and about future grants and funding that will give even more youth the opportunity to access services.

Doug met and toured with LFCC leaders Tuhin Jajal, Dr. Joyce Radford, Elizabeth Lam, Joelene Bamford, and Tammy Riley. As well as Dr. Kim Harris of Navigating Onward.

Thank you for keeping the conversation going and being a champion for children, youth, and families!

Recently, we had the opportunity to meet with a family that went through our voluntary program.

This family came into the centre not knowing what to expect and feeling distress—as a family might—but soon met with one of our advocates. Our advocate worked with the family, made sure they had everything they needed, and kept in contact after they left.

The family came back. Why? Because they were so inspired by their experience—they came back with toys, a mountain of stuffed animals, and other great things that kids love and told us to give them to other kids that come visit.

We are so incredibly thankful for this family’s generosity. Their donation will make sure that kids and their families that come visit us will have the same great experience as this family did.