Comprendre, Défendre, Protéger l' Enfance

What Comprendre, Défendre, Protéger l' Enfance does

CDP-Enfance (Comprendre, Défendre, Protéger l'Enfance) is a French non-profit association governed by the loi de 1901, founded in May 2014 (originally as 'Coup de pouce – Protection de l'Enfance') and headquartered at 76 rue Daguerre, 75014 Paris. It provides a unified multidisciplinary support portfolio to children who are victims of maltreatment (physical, psychological, sexual, including incest) and to adults who were victims during childhood. Service delivery is organized around three complementary poles: legal aid (Aide juridique) through specialized lawyers accompanying victims through judicial procedures and constituting partie civile; psychological support (Soutien psychologique) via a network of clinicians specialized in trauma (EMDR, hypnosis, psychotraumatology); and neurobiological insights (Éclairage neurophysiologique) explaining trauma mechanisms to victims, delivered by Sorbonne Université-affiliated researchers.

The association has no technology product and does not develop or operate software; its digital presence is limited to a content website (cdpenfance.fr), blog, press releases and social channels. Revenue is generated exclusively through individual donations (qualifying for a 66% tax reduction under articles 200 and 238 bis of the French General Tax Code) and membership cotisations paid by professionals (lawyers, psychologists, scientists, educators) and engaged individuals — a structure the association explicitly frames as preserving its independence and freedom of speech. Services are provided free of charge to beneficiaries, with access via website contact form, phone and professional referrals. Geographic reach is limited to Paris / Île-de-France.

CDP-Enfance is a co-founding member of the Collectif pour l'Enfance (46–48 associations) and has positioned itself as a recurring expert voice in French legislative advocacy, with successive Senate auditions (October 2024, February 2025, February 2026), participation in the Garapon Commission on violence in Parisian public périscolaire, and co-organization since 2017 of an annual colloquium — the 8th edition held in 2026 at Sorbonne Université on the theme 'Protéger l'enfant : une responsabilité partagée'. The association has also engaged in high-profile legal actions, including disciplinary complaints against a physician whose expert reports rely on the scientifically unvalidated 'syndrome d'aliénation parentale', and three distinct legal actions following the January 2024 death of a 15-year-old under ASE protection.

Name

Comprendre, Défendre, Protéger l' Enfance

Legal name

Association CDP-Enfance (Comprendre, Défendre et Protéger l'Enfance)

Website

https://cdpenfance.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

2014

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

CDP-Enfance is a Paris-based French non-profit association, founded 2014, providing free multidisciplinary support — legal aid, psychological care, and neuroscience-informed trauma education — to child victims of maltreatment and to adult victims of childhood abuse, while training professionals and advocating for child-protection legislative reform.

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Product category

Child protection and victim support services

NAICS

Child and Youth Services (624110), Human Rights Organizations (813311), Other Individual and Family Services (624190)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

Child Protection & Child Rights (BPAGABAG)

akta.pro secondary industries

Child Rights & Protection (BPADAGAG), Safeguarding, Child Protection & Reporting Services (EDAJAIAD)

Keywords

• Child protection services
• Legal aid victims
• Psychological trauma support
• Child welfare advocacy
• Professional child protection training

Headquarters

HQ city

Paris

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Donations (Particuliers): Individual donors contribute to the association. Donations from individuals qualify for a 66% tax reduction under articles 200 and 238 bis of the French General Tax Code, within the limit of 20% of taxable income.
2. Cotisations (Membership Fees): The association is funded through membership fees (cotisations) paid by its members, which include professionals (lawyers, psychologists, scientists, educators) and engaged individuals. These fees support operational independence and freedom of speech and action.

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Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

CDP-Enfance is a French non-profit association that provides free multidisciplinary support to victims of child maltreatment (children and adults abused during childhood) through three specialized poles: legal aid with attorneys guiding victims through judicial procedures (including civil party constitution), psychological support via a network of vetted therapists, and neurobiological education explaining the effects of trauma on the brain. The association also trains professionals (lawyers, psychologists, educators, hospital staff) to identify and respond to child abuse, and conducts public advocacy and annual colloquia to advance child protection policy.

Product overview

CDP-Enfance (Comprendre, Défendre, Protéger l'Enfance) is a non-profit association providing a unified portfolio of three interconnected support services: legal aid (Aide juridique) with specialized lawyers, psychological support (Soutien psychologique) with psychotherapists and psychiatrists, and neurobiological insights (Éclairage neurobiologique) with researchers. The organization also organizes annual symposiums and provides professional training. These services work together to provide holistic support to child abuse victims throughout their reconstruction process.

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Products and services

• Aide juridique (Legal Aid) Specialized lawyers guide child victims of maltreatment and adult former victims through their legal options and support them throughout judicial procedures, including constitution as civil party.
• Soutien psychologique (Psychological Support) Multidisciplinary team of psychologists, psychotherapists, and psychiatrists provides in-depth psychological accompaniment and personal reconstruction for victims of child maltreatment.
• Éclairage neurobiologique (Neurobiological Insights) Researchers and neuroscience professors explain the effects and dynamics of trauma to help victims and the public understand the repercussions of maltreatment on the brain.
• Colloques de CDP (Annual Symposiums) Annual colloquia held every year since 2017 that bring together jurists, psychologists, neuroscientists, journalists, and field practitioners to discuss child protection topics.
• Formation professionnelle (Professional Training) Training programs for professionals (lawyers, psychologists, educators, hospital and school staff) to strengthen their capacity to identify, understand, and support young victims of violence, particularly incest.

Quantifiable outcome

• 160,000 child victims of sexual violence per year in France; 75% of complaints classified without action; 99% of crimes not resulting in conviction — per CIIVISE data cited by CDP-Enfance

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Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Collectif pour l'EnfancecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2014CDP-Enfance is a member of the Collectif pour l'Enfance, a coalition of 48 French associations united to advocate for improved child protection policies. The collectif successfully campaigned for the 2021 law establishing that no adult can claim the sexual consent of a child under 15 (or under 18 in cases of incest). CDP-Enfance co-chairs advocacy efforts within this coalition, including the push for an 'ordonnance de sûreté de l'enfant' (child safety order).
• Enfance MajusculeminorOthersMember of the Collectif pour l'Enfance coalition alongside CDP-Enfance and other child protection associations.
• Enfance et partageminorOthersMember of the Collectif pour l'Enfance coalition alongside CDP-Enfance and other child protection associations.
• ACPE (Association des Cigognes de la Protection de l'Enfant)minorOthersMember of the Collectif pour l'Enfance coalition alongside CDP-Enfance and other child protection associations.
• COFRADE ADEminorOthersMember of the Collectif pour l'Enfance coalition alongside CDP-Enfance and other child protection associations.
• Face à l'IncesteminorOthersMember of the Collectif pour l'Enfance coalition. Face à l'Inceste organized the 'Droit face à l'inceste' colloquium at the French Senate in June 2026, with Pascal Cussigh and Lore Marguiraut of CDP-Enfance as speakers.
• Institut de victimologie (CPIV)minorOthersMember of the Collectif pour l'Enfance coalition alongside CDP-Enfance and other child protection associations.
• Sorbonne Université (Faculté de Sciences)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCDP-Enfance collaborates with Sorbonne Université's science faculty for its annual colloquia. The 8th colloquium (2026) was co-organized with the faculty on the theme 'Protéger l'enfant : une responsabilité partagée'. Sorbonne neuroscience professors (Véronique Béréziat, Stéphanie Daumas) serve on the neurosciences pole.

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Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Market position

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/cdpenfance

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Number of profiles

Profiles11 records

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