Quebec
The Quebec Ministry of Health and Social Services (Ministère de la Santé et Services sociaux) is responsible for providing protection services to children and youth in accordance with the mandate outlined in the Youth Protection Act. There are currently 16 Youth Centres (YC) and three multi-mission centres across the province. Both of these centres are responsible for services under the Youth Protection Act as well as the Youth Criminal Justice Act (2002). In each centre, there is a director of youth protection (DYP) who is responsible for enforcing the Youth Protection Act. The DYP also has the powers of a provincial director under the Youth Criminal Justice Act. In the youth protection system in Quebec, the intervention process consists of the following stages: receiving and processing a report (intake), evaluating the situation (investigation), orienting the child (intervention planning), and implementing interventions and reviewing the situation. These stages are carried out in separate administrative units, except for the evaluation and orientation stages which are carried out by the same workers. For more information, please see the information sheet on Quebec's child welfare system.
Quebec - Statistics
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Child Maltreatment Investigations in Quebec, 1998, 2008* and 2014**
| 1998 | 2008 | 2014 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Child population | 1,658,480 | 1,549,200 | 1,521,298 |
| Number of child maltreatment investigations | 25,615 | 28,608 | 31,529 |
| Incidence of child maltreatment investigations per 1000 children | 15.44 | 18.47 | 20.72 |
Type of Child Maltreatment Investigation in Quebec in 2014**
| Number | Rate per 1,000 children | Percent | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No Risk or Substantiated Maltreatment | 8,565 | 5.63 | 27% |
| Confirmed Risk of Future Maltreatment | 4,101 | 2.70 | 13% |
| Substantiated Maltreatment | 18,860 | 12.40 | 60% |
Categories of Substantiated Child Maltreatment Investigations in Quebec in 2014**
| Category of Maltreatment | Number | Rate per 1,000 children | Percent |
|---|---|---|---|
| Physical Abuse | 4,457 | 2.93 | 19% |
| Sexual Abuse | 732 | 0.48 | 3% |
| Neglect | 6,127 | 4.03 | 27% |
| Emotional Maltreatment | 2,486 | 1.63 | 11% |
| Behavioural Problems | 4,364 | 2.87 | 19% |
| Exposure to Intimate Partner Violence | 4,790 | 3.15 | 21% |
Placement in Child Maltreatment Investigations in Quebec, 1998, 2008* and 2014**
| # 1998 | 1998 Rate | # 2008 | 2008 Rate | # 2014 | 2014 Rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No Placement | 16,776 | 10.12 | 24,238 | 15.65 | 27,221 | 17089 |
| Informal Kinship Care | - | - | 780 | 0.50 | 1,664 | 1.09 |
| Formal Placement | 7,790 | 4.7 | 3,178 | 2.06 | 2,558 | 1.68 |
| Type of Placement Unknown | 834 | 0.50 | 340 | 0.22 | -- | 0.04 |
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* Hélie, S., Turcotte, D., Trocmé, N., & Tourigny, M. (2012). Étude d’incidence québécoise sur les situations évaluées en protection de la jeunesse en 2008: Rapport final (p. 252). Montreal, QC: Centre jeunesse de Montréal-Institut universitaire. Retrieved from http://cwrp.ca/publications/2522
** Hélie, S., Collin-Vézina, D.,Turcotte, D., Trocmé, N., & Girouard, N. (2017). Étude d’incidence québécoise sur les situations évaluées en protection de la jeunesse en 2014: Rapport final. Montreal, QC: Centre jeunesse de Montréal-Institut universitaire. Récupérée de http://cwrp.ca/fr/publications/3271
§ Child welfare services fall under the jurisdiction of provincial and territorial authorities, making it difficult to compile statistics at the national level. The most notable variations between provinces include mandate variation by jurisdiction with respect to the age to which children are eligible for services, differences in the length of time a child can receive out-of-home care and the definition of out-of-home care.
Quebec - Links
Last Name |
First Name | Organization | Province/Territory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hébert | Martine | Université du Québec à Montréal | Quebec |
| Hélie | Sonia | Centre intégré universitaire de santé et de services sociaux du Centre-Sud-de-l’Île-de-Montréal | Quebec |
| Krane | Julia | McGill University | Quebec |
| Lacharité | Carl | Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières | Quebec |
| Laporte | Lise | McGill University | Quebec |
| Larrivée | Marie-Claude | Université Laval | Quebec |
| Lavergne | Chantal | Université de Montréal | Quebec |
| Lemay | Louise | Université de Sherbrooke | Quebec |
| Lessard | Geneviève | Université Laval | Quebec |
| Malo | Claire | Université de Montréal | Quebec |
| Mann-Feder | Varda | Concordia University | Quebec |
| Moreau | Jacques | Université de Montréal | Quebec |
| Moss | Ellen | Université du Québec à Montréal | Quebec |
| Nadeau | Danielle | Université Laval | Quebec |
| Nolin | Pierre | Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières | Quebec |
| Oxman-Martinez | Jacqueline | University of Montreal | Quebec |
| Paquette | Daniel | Université de Montréal | Quebec |
| Parent | Claudine | Université Laval | Quebec |
| Pauzé | Robert | Université Laval | Quebec |
| Poirier | Marie-Andrée | Université de Montréal | Quebec |
