The "The parent, an essential Ally" program was established in 2004 by SPVM officers to support parents in the Haitian community and provide them with information about the services offered by the SPVM and our partners. 

Although the program was initially designed for Haitian parents and first rolled out at PDQs 39, 40, 42 and 45, it was quickly adapted to meet the needs of parents from other cultural communities in Montréal who were also worried about their children's well-being. Other neighbourhood stations got involved and began offering the program as well.

Since 2005, over 55 information sessions have been held in 21 churches and community groups, and over 4,176 parents, youth and community leaders have met with community relations officers and representatives from neighbourhood CLSCs, the Youth Protection Directorate and the Centre jeunesse de Montréal.

Inspired by "Ma famille, un trésor à preserver" (my family, a treasure to protect), a project created in 2001 by the officers at PDQ 45, the program offers:

1 meeting with the parents, with the following objectives:

 tell them more about the services offered by the SPVM, the CLSCs, the Youth Protection Directorate and the Centre jeunesse de Montréal

 get them to talk about the problems they are having with their teens, their perception of their role as parents and their view of the Quebec and Canadian justice systems

1 meeting with teens aged 12 to 18, with the following objectives:

 give them the same information given to the parents about the services offered by the various organizations

 get them to talk about the problems they are having with their parents

1 meeting with the parents and the teens, with the following objectives:

 promote communication  and establish an agreement zone between them

 answer questions from the parents and the teens, using examples or excerpts from laws to clarify differences of opinion

All of the community relations officers in all 33 neighbourhood stations on the island of Montréal have been trained to give the "Parents - Essential Allies" workshops.

To find out more

If you have children aged 12 to 18, you come from a cultural community and you want to take part in the program as an individual, a family or an existing group, we encourage you to contact the community relations officer at your neighbourhood station (PDQ), who will be able to talk to you about the possibility of setting up this project or another similar project that meets your needs.

PDQ 1
Baie-D'Urfé, Beaconsfield, Kirkland, Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, Senneville
Phone: (514) 280-0401

PDQ 3
L'Île-Bizard, Pierrefonds, Sainte-Geneviève
Phone: (514) 280-0403

PDQ 4
Dollard-Des Ormeaux, Roxboro
Phone: (514) 280-0404

PDQ 5
Dorval, L'Île-Dorval, Pointe-Claire
Phone: (514) 280-0405

PDQ 7
Saint-Laurent
Phone: (514) 280-0407

PDQ 8
Lachine, Saint-Pierre
Phone: (514) 280-0408

PDQ 9
Côte-Saint-Luc, Hampstead, Montréal-Ouest
Phone: (514) 280-0409

PDQ 10
Bordeaux, Cartierville
Phone: (514) 280-0410

PDQ 11
Notre-Dame-de-Grâce
Phone: (514) 280-0411

PDQ 12
Ville-Marie Ouest, Westmount
Phone: (514) 280-0412

PDQ 13
LaSalle
Phone: (514) 280-0413

PDQ 15
Saint-Paul, Petite-Bourgogne, Pointe-Saint-Charles, Saint-Henri, Ville-Émard
Phone: (514) 280-0415

PDQ 16
Île-des-Sœurs, Verdun
Phone: (514) 280-0416

PDQ 20
Centre-ville (Ville-Marie Ouest), parc du Mont-Royal
Phone: (514) 280-0420

PDQ 21
Centre-ville (Ville-Marie Est), île Notre-Dame, île Sainte-Hélène, Vieux-Montréal
Phone: (514) 280-0421

PDQ 22
Centre-Sud
Phone: (514) 280-0422

PDQ 23
Hochelaga-Maisonneuve
Phone: (514) 280-0423

PDQ 24 Sud
Ville Mont-Royal, Outremont
Phone: (514) 280-0424

PDQ 24 Nord
Ville Mont-Royal, Outremont
Phone: (514) 280-0436

PDQ 26
Côte-des-Neiges
Phone: (514) 280-0426

PDQ 27
Ahuntsic
Phone: (514) 280-0427

PDQ 30
Saint-Michel
Phone: (514) 280-0430

PDQ 31
Villeray
Phone: (514) 280-0431

PDQ 33
Parc-Extension
Phone: (514) 280-0433

PDQ 35
La Petite-Italie, La Petite-Patrie
Phone: (514) 280-0435

PDQ 37
Le Plateau-Mont-Royal Nord
Phone: (514) 280-0437

PDQ 38
Le Plateau-Mont-Royal Sud
Phone: (514) 280-0438

PDQ 39
Montréal-Nord
Phone: (514) 280-0439

PDQ 42
Saint-Léonard
Phone: (514) 280-0442

PDQ 44
Rosemont - La Petite-Patrie
Phone: (514) 280-0444

PDQ 45
Rivière-des-Prairies
Phone: (514) 280-0445

PDQ 46
Anjou
Phone: (514) 280-0446

PDQ 48
Mercier-Hochelaga-Maisonneuve
Phone: (514) 280-0448

PDQ 49
Montréal-Est, Pointe-aux-Trembles
Phone: (514) 280-0449

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