DIRECTOR OF YOUTH PROTECTION (DYP)
For quick access to our services or to make a report, call 1-800-361-8665
If you need help regarding personal or family problems, call 811.
For all other questions, information or to receive help, consult our 
ONLINE INFORMATION REQUEST FORM (available in French only)
The specific mission of the Director of Youth Protection (DYP) is to protect children living in the Laurentian region. It promotes this exceptional law empowering partners and the community to ensure the safety and development of children. The DYP also ensures the rehabilitation and empowerment of young offenders in order to protect society.
It is parents who have the primary responsibility to ensure the safety and development of children. The exceptional nature of interventions by the Director of Youth Protection guides the actions of intervenors. The Director must therefore ensure rapid and effective intervention in the following situations :
- abandonment
- neglect
- psychological mistreatment
- sexual or physical abuse
- serious behavioural problems
The Director can intervene within the updated terms of reference defined by the Act Respecting Health Services and Social Services, the 
Youth Protection Act, the Youth Criminal Justice Act and the Civil Code of Québec.
SERVICES PROVIDED BY THE DYP :
- Youth protection (in French only)
- Young offenders (in French only)
- Placement (in French only)
- Psychosocial follow-up (in French only)
- Parents' financial contribution to the placement of their child (in French only)
OTHER SERVICES PROVIDED BY THE DYP: