2017 QCCQ 13432, 2017 QCCQ 13432

Protection de la jeunesse — 175910 2017 QCCQ 13432 COURT OF QUÉBEC CANADA PROVINCE OF QUÉBEC DISTRICT OF [...] TOWN OF [...] Youth Division No.: 635-41-000245-081 DATE: September 20, 2017 ______________________________________________________________________ PRESENT: THE HONOURABLE DENYSE LEDUC, J.C.Q. ______________________________________________________________________ IN THE MATTER OF: X, born on [...], 2001 MRS [SOCIAL WORKER 1], youth protection worker, duly authorized by the Director of Youth Protection A, working in City A, Quebec, District A Applicant and MRS A, residing and domiciled in City A, Quebec, District A Mother and MR B, residing and domiciled in City A, Quebec, District A Father ______________________________________________________________________ JUDGMENT (Section 95 (par. 1) Y.P.A., R.S.Q. c.

P-34.1 ) ______________________________________________________________________ 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 Director of Youth Protection A submits the Court a motion asking for the revision of the decision rendered on April 20, 2017 by the Honourable Jean Gravel concerning the youth X, 16 years old. [ 2 ] The applicant asks that the youth be entrusted to a rehabilitation centre until March 31, 2018 with progressive reintegration in a foster family. [ 3 ] At the hearing, the parents are absent even if they are duly served.

The mother refused to attend the hearing because she has scars from a recent altercation on her face. The youth wants to proceed in their absence. The social worker agrees with the youth’s request because she observed that it causes her lot of anxiety. As the youth is assisted by Me Cassandra Neptune, the Court accepts to proceed in their absence. Me Geneviève Apollon represents the applicant. [ 4 ] The evidence reveals that the youth displayed severe suicidal ideations on multiple occasions since the last judgment. As she often consumes marijuana and it exacerbates her suicidal ideations.

She also consumed alcohol abusively. The youth had to be placed in locked unit in May and July. [ 5 ] The youth refuses to participate in therapy that could help her with her post-sexual abuses. It would help her a lot if she would accept to open up on her emotions. [ 6 ] The parents’ situation remains the same. The mother still displays alcohol consumption and anger management issues. The mother did not seek help. [ 7 ] The father also displays alcohol consumption issues and did not seek for help. [ 8 ] The parents do not contact their daughter regularly. The father was released from jail last April.

He is not attentive to his daughter’s needs. Both parents would beneficiate of the services of the social worker to increase their parental capacities. [ 9 ] The youth was followed by Dr Larose, psychiatrist in Kuujjuaq, and she believes that X needs a closed follow-up with a child psychiatrist. [ 10 ] Considering that the situation of X has deteriorated since the last judgment; [ 11 ] Considering the specific needs of X;

CONSEQUENTLY, THE COURT: [ 12 ] GRANTS the motion; [ 13 ] DECLARES that the security and development of X are still in danger; [ 14 ] ORDERS that the youth X be entrusted in a rehabilitation centre until March 31, 2018 with progressive reinsertion in a foster family; [ 15 ] ORDERS the Director of Youth Protection to provide the youth specific health care and health services such as a follow up with a child psychiatrist; [ 16 ] ORDERS the Director of Youth Protection to supervise the contacts between the youth and her parents as for the modalities, the frequency and the degree of supervision; [ 17 ] ORDERS the Director of Youth Protection to provide aid, counselling and assistance to the youth and her parents until March 31, 2018; [ 18 ] RECOMMENDS that the parents seek for help through the social services for their personal issues; [ 19 ] ORDERS the Director of Youth Protection to provide the youth the services of an external educator once she integrates the foster family; [ 20 ] ORDERS any police officer to collaborate in the execution of the present judgment; [ 21 ] ENTRUSTS the youth's situation to the Director of Youth Protection for the purpose of executing this judgment. __________________________________ DENYSE LEDUC, J.C.Q.

Me Geneviève Apollon Attorney for the applicant Me Cassandra Neptune Attorney for the youth Date of hearing: September 6, 2017