the resource project
References
Age of Consent
The Resource Project was developed using current trauma-informed guidance from the Ontario child advocacy centres, the Canadian Centre for Child Protection, BOOST Child & Youth Advocacy Centre, the National Child Traumatic Stress Network, the Ontario Association of Children's Aid Societies, the Canadian Paediatric Society, and peer-reviewed research on child development and recovery following childhood sexual abuse.
Some recommendations have been adapted for clarity and readability.
The following organizations and publications were referenced in the preparation of this information.
Canadian Centre for Child Protection. Commit to Kids: Safeguarding Children from Sexual Abuse.https://www.protectchildren.ca
Government of Ontario. Report Child Abuse and Neglect.https://www.ontario.ca/page/report-child-abuse-and-neglect
Government of Ontario. Children’s Aid Societies.https://www.ontario.ca/page/childrens-aid-societies
Wallis, C. R. D., & Woodworth, M. Non-offending Caregiver Support in Cases of Child Sexual Abuse: An Examination of the Impact of Support on Formal Disclosures.Child Abuse & Neglect, 113, 104929 (2021). https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33484983/
van Toledo, A., & Seymour, F. Caregiver Needs Following Disclosure of Child Sexual Abuse.Journal of Child Sexual Abuse, 25(4), 403–414 (2016). https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/27266536/
Government of Canada. Criminal Code, s. 150.1 — age-of-consent and close-in-age provisions
Government of Canada. Criminal Code, s. 153 — sexual exploitation of young persons