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13 March 2024 Seniors’ advocate calls for urgent action in long-term care reportThe province’s long-term care system needs urgent action if New Brunswickers are going to feel safe relying upon it, according to a new report from Child, Youth and Seniors’ Advocate Kelly Lamrock. |
11 March 2024 Advocate says government must change how it manages social programs or risk their collapse on multiple frontsThe provincial government is using outdated practices from 30 years ago to manage social programs, and must change how it operates or risk a breakdown of multiple social programs at once, according to Child, Youth and Seniors’ Advocate Kelly Lamrock. |
20 March 2023 Seniors’ advocate appoints members of the advisory council for the long-term care reviewThe Child, Youth and Seniors’ Advocate Kelly Lamrock has appointed a group of influential New Brunswickers to join the advisory council as part of the consultation process of the review of the provincial long-term care system. |
02 March 2023 Advocate urges government and unions to stop bargaining away children’s right to educational servicesChild, Youth and Seniors’ Advocate Kelly Lamrock has issued recommendations on means to uphold the rights of children with special needs in New Brunswick classrooms. This follows his office’s review of the “delicate relationship” clause in the educational assistants’ collective agreement under Section 13 (1) (f) of the Child, Youth ... |
13 February 2023 Advocate launches systemic review of provincial long-term care systemChild, Youth and Seniors’ Advocate Kelly Lamrock announced a systemic review of the provincial long-term care system today and provided notice of the review to the government under Section 19 of the Child, Youth and Senior Advocate Act. |
16 November 2022 Advocate identifies “Three Challenges” leading up to International Children’s Dayhild, Youth and Seniors’ Advocate Kelly Lamrock has identified Three Challenges – the title of his latest report – needing government’s attention as part of the run-up to International Children’s Day or National Child Day on Nov. 20. |
03 October 2022 Advocate’s first recommendation monitoring report stemming from the Youth Suicide Prevention and Mental Health Services ReviewChild, Youth, and Seniors’ Advocate Kelly Lamrock has found that although New Brunswick has increased the funding and training for mental health services in the past year, the long-term plan is still too vague. |
21 June 2022 Advocate releases State of the Child reportThe Office of the Child and Youth Advocate has released its annual State of the Child report. It was presented as part of the 11th International Summer Course on the Rights of the Child, which is being held this week at the Université de Moncton. |
08 June 2022 Advocate’s report urges that voices of children in care be reflected in child protection reform legislationA second of two reports on New Brunswick’s child welfare system found some progress, identified deficiencies in information gathering and noted a lack of recognition of the rights of children in care. |
31 May 2022 Child and Youth Advocate files an analysis of new child protection legislationChild, Youth, and Seniors’ Advocate Kelly Lamrock delivered his review of proposed new child protection legislation to members of the legislative assembly on Monday, May 30, and made it public today. |
13 May 2022 Advocate calls for law reform, better protection of children’s rights in province’s child welfare systemNew Brunswick must act with more urgency to protect children at risk of harm, according to a new report released today by the Office of the Child, Youth and Seniors’ Advocate. |
22 April 2022 Advocate issues recommendations regarding COVID-19 restrictions in schoolsThe Office of the Child, Youth and Seniors’ Advocate has completed an inquiry into the decision to lift certain COVID-19 restrictions in New Brunswick schools under the authority of Section 13(1) of the Child, Youth and Senior Advocate Act. In a report filed today with the legislative assembly, the advocate ... |
27 January 2022 Seniors’ Advocate’s first investigative report dealing with a man’s final days in long-term careThe New Brunswick Seniors’ Advocate released his first investigative report today, entitled: He Deserved Better-One Man’s Final Days in Long-Term Care. |
16 November 2021 Release of Child Rights Indicator FrameworkAs part of Child Rights Education Week, and leading up to World Children’s Day and National Child Day on Nov. 20, the Office of the Child, Youth and Seniors’ Advocate has released its Child Rights Indicator Framework. |
15 September 2021 Youth Suicide Prevention and Mental Health Services ReportThe Office of the Child, Youth and Seniors’ Advocate has released its final report on youth suicide prevention and mental health services, entitled The Best We Have To Offer. |
14 September 2021 First Nations Advisory Council report to the Youth Suicide Prevention and Mental Health Services ReviewThe First Nations Advisory Council to the Child and Youth Advocate’s Youth Suicide Prevention and Mental Health Services Review has released a report entitled No Child Left Behind (Katop Wasis Sesomiw Nokalawin (Wolastoqey) / Mo Nagelameg Neoteetjit Mitjoaatjitj (Mi’gmaq)). |
17 June 2021 Launch of Interim Recommendations Report for the Youth Suicide Prevention and Mental Health Services ReviewThe Child, Youth, and Seniors’ Advocate publicly disclosed the Interim Recommendations Report for the Youth Suicide Prevention and Mental Health Services Review today. |
29 April 2021 Launch of online survey and provincial consultation tour for the Youth Suicide Prevention and Mental Health Services ReviewThe New Brunswick Child, Youth and Seniors’ Advocate launched an online survey and released dates for the provincial consultation tour today, to seek additional public input for the Youth Suicide Prevention and Mental Health Services Review. |
15 April 2021 Members of the advisory councils appointed for the Youth Suicide Prevention and Mental Health Services ReviewThe Child, Youth, and Seniors’ Advocate appointed the members of the Advisory Councils for the Youth Suicide Prevention and Mental Health Services Review and launched new information gathering tools today. |
20 November 2020 Launch of State of the Child ReportOn World Children’s Day, National Child Day and as part of the Child Rights Education Week, the Office of the Child and Youth Advocate released its annual State of the Child Report today. The launch occurred during a virtual workshop offered as part of the ninth edition of the International ... |
16 November 2020 Child rights awareness in education reformThe Office of the Child, Youth and Seniors’ Advocate has publicly released its response to the Department of Education and Early Childhood Development’s proposed education reform Green Paper. The advocate’s submission is titled Defending Child Rights in Schools and through Education. The release is being published during Child Rights Education ... |
29 September 2020 International Day of Older PersonsThe Child, Youth and Seniors’ Advocate is marking the 30th anniversary of the United Nations’ International Day of Older Persons on Oct. 1 by striving to create greater awareness and appreciation for the rights and well-being of New Brunswick’s aging population. |
30 March 2020 Child, youth and seniors’ advocate maintains operations through virtual officeThe Office of the Child, Youth and Seniors’ Advocate is advising people that it continues to serve the public by telephone and email during the COVID-19 outbreak. |
20 November 2019 Advocate releases State of the Child ReportThe Office of the Child, Youth and Seniors’ Advocate released its 11th State of the Child Report today at an annual breakfast fundraiser hosted by NB Champions for Child Rights Inc. |
28 January 2019 Advocate releases Behind Closed Doors reportThe Office of the Child and Youth Advocate has released a report entitled Behind Closed Doors: A Story of Neglect. |