DIRECTOR OF YOUTH PROTECTION (DYP)
For quick access to our services or to make a report, call 1-800-361-8665 (for children in the Laurentians), or visit www.quebec.ca for contact information for DYP in other regions.
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 (in French)
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)
- Young offenders (in French)
- Placement (in French)
- Psychosocial follow-up (in French)
- Parents' financial contribution to the placement of their child (in French)
OTHER SERVICES PROVIDED BY THE DYP:
- Québec adoption (in French)
- International adoption (in French)
- Family history searches and reunification (in French)
- Tutorship service (in French)