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119 – Allô Enfance en danger

  • Official
  • Free
Checked 8 Oct 2026

About this service

National child protection line for children and teenagers at risk and for any adult worried about a child (relatives, neighbours, school staff). It is free from any phone, open every day around the clock, confidential, and does not appear on phone bills. Child-care professionals answer; a chat is available for young people under 21. In immediate danger, call 17 or 112.

  • 119
  • enfance en danger
  • protection de l'enfance
  • maltraitance
  • child protection
  • helpline

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Sources

Last checked by our editors on 8 Oct 2026. Opening hours, appointments and fees change — please confirm on the official website before you go.

  1. Service national d'accueil téléphonique de l'enfance en danger (119)Official source
    119 – Allô Enfance en danger (Opens {{site}} in a new tab)
    Accessed 8 Oct 2026
  2. Service-Public.fr (DILA, Premier ministre)Official source
    What are the numbers in case of emergency (Samu, firefighters...) and the helplines? (Opens {{site}} in a new tab)
    Accessed 8 Oct 2026

    119 free, 24/7, not on phone records; chat for under-21s

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