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Helping young adults towards autonomy is an essential but delicate process. It is the objective of many public policies carried through by a large number of actors locally and on a national level. The national observatory of childhood in danger recently carried out a study of this question on the basis of an international review of the literature, a questionnaire sent to all the departmental authorities for childhood and the family (82 responses). This was followed by an exhaustive analysis of departmental master plans for child protection and interviews with professionals, young people, and specially qualified people. This article raises a number of questions, including the need for a transversal approach.