Etiket: DPJ
A man from a foster family gets 9 years in prison for sexually assaulting a young girl from the DPJ
For having sexually assaulted a little girl from the DPJ, two other children and a woman, Alain Lavallée headed to the penitentiary this morning for 9 years. “Repugnant” crimes, said…
Sentenced to 9 years in penitentiary | A foster father attacks a little girl from the DPJ for years
A man from Lanaudière who was a foster family for the Directorate of Youth Protection (DPJ) was sentenced to nine years in penitentiary on Monday for having sexually assaulted a…
DPJ resource | Her educator “forces her to love him”
In 2021, a 12-year-old girl was sexually assaulted by an educator in a resource that had a contract with the Youth Protection Directorate (DPJ) of the CIUSSS du Centre-Sud-de-l’Île-de-Montréal .…
DPJ children are less likely to obtain their high school diplomas
Children placed under the responsibility of the Directorate of Youth Protection (DPJ) are less likely to complete their secondary education than others, indicates a study commissioned by the Quebec government…
New study | A third of ex-young people placed by the DPJ in a professional cul-de-sac
Almost three years after the publication of the Laurent report which analyzed the youth protection system, new data show that a third of young people who have been placed under…
DPJ stakeholders “abandoned” in the Common Front agreements
Youth protection workers “remained hungry” after the conclusion of union agreements in the network in January. In the eyes of employees interviewed by The dutythe minister responsible for Social Services,…
DPJ workers targeted | “I have to hide like I’m a pedophile”
Groups of parents angry with the DPJ are multiplying on social networks and complicating the work of the workers. Parents unknowingly record them to post this content in online groups…
Teenagers disappear four times more than before and 60% of runaways are DPJ
The disappearances of adolescents throughout Quebec have almost quadrupled in recent years and more than half of them concern young people from youth centers. • Read also: 16 disappearance reports…
“It takes time,” pleads the DPJ
The national director of youth protection, Catherine Lemay, recognizes that the modifications to the Youth Protection Act concerning the transition to adult life are still applied “with variable geometry”, as…
The new law on the DPJ applied unevenly on the ground
Nearly two years after the adoption of new provisions in the Youth Protection Act which provide for a better transition to adult life, the application of this law is variable,…
DPJ, the minister at the optometrist
Minister Carmant, you need an appointment with your optometrist. If your glasses aren’t rose-colored, as you mentioned, it’s legitimate to ask about your eyesight. Obviously there is something you are…
The shame of Quebec lies with the DPJ
A dramatic and frankly inexplicable situation experienced by hundreds of mothers still remains the shame of Quebec today. Yes, I say the shame of Quebec. As a reminder, a report…
“The situation seems to have worsened”: the Rights Commission investigates delays at the DPJ
The impact of waiting times, which have caused recurring and chronic problems at the Youth Protection Department (DPJ), is currently the subject of a broad investigation throughout Quebec. “We have…
Investigation into the impacts of waiting for children in the care of the DPJ
The Commission on Human Rights and Youth Rights announced Thursday that it has opened a systemic investigation into the impact of waiting times on the evaluation and application of measures…
The CDPDJ accused of doing nothing for the children of the DPJ
Considering that the Commission on Human Rights and Youth Rights (CDPDJ) has “failed” in its duty to protect the most vulnerable children, groups that work with young people from the…
A predator kills four | He welcomes a child from the DPJ and repeatedly attacks her
He had taken the little girl into his home to supposedly take care of her. She, a vulnerable child of the DPJ. Alain Lavallée instead took the opportunity to put…
He admits to having repeatedly assaulted a child from the DPJ at his home
A man from Lanaudière recently confessed to having repeatedly sexually assaulted a young girl placed in his foster home by the DPJ for four years. The young victim, whose identity…
Drop in reports to the DPJ | Cases risk going under the radar during strike
A month after the start of the education strikes, the number of reports to the DPJ dropped sharply. They decreased by more than a third in Outaouais and Laval and…
Lanaudière DPJ sued for more than half a million dollars
A foster family is demanding more than half a million dollars from the Integrated Health and Social Services Center (CISSS) of Lanaudière due to the “mistreatment” and “neglect” allegedly suffered…
DPJ Youth Foundation | “I regained hope that things could get better”
For Sandra*, 15, hope has a name: Achille. That of a horse, who became her best friend, who finally allowed her to feel normal. After 11 years in the services…