Projet Z
Projet Z is for young Laval residents between the ages of 12 and 24 who are victims of sexual exploitation or at risk of becoming victims.
Has your boyfriend or friend asked you to dance or sleep with other people? Are you under someone else’s control? Do you need to talk about it? Contact help in your region.
Is your child being sexually abused or controlled by someone?
Do you feel the need to understand what is happening to your child?
Do you need to talk?
There are many resources and tools to support you! Contact the resources in your area.
Have you witnessed acts of sexual exploitation or do you know a youth who might be a victim of sexual exploitation?
Here’s how to help.
Do you have any doubts concerning your thoughts, behaviour or those of a loved one? Have you ever paid for sexual services with a minor or have you ever had the urge to do so?
We can help you.
Help Resources
For emergencies, call 911
Info-Santé / Info-Social: call 811
Free and confidential telephone service, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
Les Survivantes de Laval (the survivors): 514-894-4593
Awareness and prevention of prostitution and sexual exploitation. Help offered to vulnerable people and professionals.
CAVAC (Crime Victims Assistance Centre): 1-866-532-2822
In the Laval region:
450 688-4581
CAVACs offer front-line services to all victims of crime and their immediate family and to witnesses to a crime. The centres provide assistance regardless of whether the perpetrator of the crime has been identified, apprehended, prosecuted or convicted.
Reporting a situation to the Director of Youth Protection (DYP)
In the Laval region: 450 975-4000
To report a situation in another region, please consult the following link:
http://sante.gouv.qc.ca/en/programmes-et-mesures-daide/faire-un-signalement-au-dpj/coordonnees-du-dpj/
Resources for victims of sexual assault
Sexual violence helpline
1 888 933-9007
Help line that provides a listening ear, information and referrals for victims of sexual assault, their families and professionals.
Bilingual, confidential service, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
https://sexualviolencehelpline.ca/
Sexual assault designated centers
Call 811.
If you experienced a sexual assault in the past five days, go to the emergency.
In the Laval region :
Le Projet Z
Le Projet Z s’adresse à des jeunes, âgés entre 12 et 24 ans, résidents du territoire lavallois, qui sont victimes ou à risque d’exploitation sexuelle.
Centre de prévention et d’intervention pour les victimes d’agression sexuelle (prevention and intervention centre for victims of sexual assault, CPIVAS):
450 669-9053
Community organization in Laval that helps women, men and children who have experienced a sexual assault.
www.cpivas.com (in French)
24/7 emergency line: 1 888-933-9007
Tel-jeunes
Young and need to talk? Call Tel-jeunes at 1-800-263-2266, text 514-600-1002, or visit www.teljeunes.com/Tel-jeunes (in French), 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
Kids Help Phone: 1-800-668-6868
Info-Police line
In the Laval region:
450 662-INFO (4636)
To provide confidential information on an investigation or a certain matter.
Help Resources for Parents
Info-Santé / Info-Social: call 811
Free and confidential telephone service, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
Reporting a situation to the Director of Youth Protection (DYP):
In the Laval region:
450-975-4000
To report a situation in another region, please consult the following link:
http://sante.gouv.qc.ca/en/programmes-et-mesures-daide/faire-un-signalement-au-dpj/coordonnees-du-dpj/
CAVAC (Crime Victims Assistance Centre):
1-866-532-2822
In the Laval region:
450-688-4581
CAVACs offer front-line services to all victims of crime and their immediate family and to witnesses to a crime. The centres provide assistance regardless of whether the perpetrator of the crime has been identified, apprehended, prosecuted or convicted.
Provincial help line for victims of sexual assault:
1-888-933-9007
Help line that provides a listening ear, information and referrals for victims of sexual assault, their families and professionals.
Bilingual, confidential service, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
Tools for understanding. Information guide for families of victims of sexual exploitation.
Concertation des luttes contre l’exploitation sexuelle (coalition against sexual exploitation, La CLES)
www.lacles.org (in French)
Sexual exploitation of teens
Missing Children’s Network (PDF) (in French)
Other resources:
missingchildrensnetwork.ngo
Resources for support workers
Service corridor for victims of sexual exploitation in Laval.
Directory of resources in Laval
Patterns of behavior causing concern
Worried about your own thoughts or behaviours, or those of someone close to you? Have you paid for sexual services from minors, or are you thinking about it? We can help.
If you reside in Laval
– Contact the CIDS de Laval (Center for Intervention in Sexual Delinquency) for help:
579-641-3941
cidslaval.com/cids-cisd (in French)
Outside of Laval
Call Info-Social at 811 to be referred to an agency in your region.