2018 QCCQ 15972, 2018 QCCQ 15972

Protection de la jeunesse — 185647 2018 QCCQ 15972 COURT OF QUEBEC CANADA PROVINCE OF QUEBEC DISTRICT OF […] […] Youth Division No: 650-41-002762-173 DATE: May 29, 2018 ______________________________________________________________________ BY THE HONOURABLE VICKY LAPIERRE, J.C.Q. ______________________________________________________________________ [SOCIAL WORKER 1], authorized person for the Director of Youth Protection, Applicant v.

X, Teenager And A, Mother And B, Fathier ______________________________________________________________________ JUDGMENT ______________________________________________________________________ WARNING: The Youth Protection Act forbids the publishing or broadcasting of information allowing for a child or the child’s parents to be identified. Any person who contravenes this provision commits an offence and is liable to a fine (sections 11.2, 11.2.1 and 135 Y.P.A.). [ 1 ] The Court is seized with an application for review and extend pursuant to

section 95 and 75 of the youth protection act. [ 2 ] To support her application, the director of youth protection (DYP) brings to evidence a report written by [Social Worker 1], authorized member of her staff, on May 16 th 2018, under D-6. [ 3 ] For the purpose of the application, the security or development of the teenager is considered to be in danger regarding her behaviour disturbances, as addiction problems, suicidal behavior and frequent instances of runaways. [ 4 ] At the hearing, the mother admits the allegations of the application and agrees to the conclusion sought.

The teenager, by the regular mandate of his lawyer admits the allegations of the application and agrees to the conclusion sought. [ 5 ] The teenager is actually 15 years old. Since the last Court order on November 28 th 2017, the behaviour disturbances the teenager has to cope with ups and downs. The teenager went to rehabilitation center A on a provisional measure. To go back home, she took many commitments and was ready to invest herself in proposed help measures.

She also committed herself to modify her behaviours with her family at home. [ 6 ] Two weeks after she came back home, the teenager’s relationship with her parents become again difficult. A conflict was at a point that the intervention of the police of Town A was necessary. [ 7 ] On January 2018, the teenager did reintegrate school. Her behaviours are still difficult. She misses school without valuable reason and disrespect the teachers. On February, she starts working on individual in a withdrawal local.

This measure had help the teenager to improve her school performance. [ 8 ] On February 20 th 2018, the teenager attempted suicide by taking several Gravol pills and melatonin. She was also victim of a sexual assault by a young adult that she met with. On March 2018, she began a follow up with a psychologist of the community and had participate to two meetings. [ 9 ] The teenager did participate to a healing session in the community where she was able to work on behaviour disturbance and addiction.

She is now waiting to get a place at therapy center B. [ 10 ] Even if the teenager still has to cope with serious difficulties, there are some improvements. The family conflicts are less frequent

and intense. The teenager still has some consumption episodes which are precisely the periods where she puts herself in danger. [ 11 ] With help, the parents have now better capacity to react to the teenager’s behaviours. They are offering a more stable and supervised home for their daughter.

They are more coherent with the consequences given to the teenager. [ 12 ] The evidence, especially Mrs [Social Worker 1]’s report under D-6, leads to a conclusion that the security or development of the teenager is still considered to be in danger. [ 13 ] It is now in the teenager’s best interest to be entrusted to her parents, the whole with other help measures.

WHEREFORE, THE COURT : [ 14 ] GRANTS the present application; [ 15 ] REVISES and EXTENDS the last order; [ 16 ] DECLARES that the security and the development of the teenager remains in danger; [ 17 ] ENTRUSTS the teenager to her parents; [ 18 ] ORDERS that a person working for an institution or body provides aid, counselling and assistance to the teenager and the teenager’s family for a period; of five (5) month; [ 19 ] ORDERS that the teenager receives all care and health services that she needs likes addiction follow up and psychological follow up; [ 20 ] ALLOWS information exchange between the different professional working with the teenager; [ 21 ] ENTRUSTS the situation of the teenager to the Director of Youth Protection for the execution of the present order. __________________________________ VICKY LAPIERRE, J.C.Q.

M e Lyne Monger For the Applicant Turgeon, Monger, Cormier avocats M e Chantal Gaudreau For the teenager Centre communautaire juridique A Date of hearing: May 29, 2018