ONLINE INFORMATION REQUEST FORM (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
OTHER SERVICES PROVIDED BY THE DYP:
- Québec adoption (in French only)
- International adoption (in French only)
- Family history searches and reunification (in French only)
- Tutorship service (in French only)