News Search Results
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. |
20 November 2018 Advocate releases State of the Child ReportAs part of the Child Rights Education Week, the Office of the Child and Youth Advocate released its 10th State of the Child Report today at an annual breakfast fundraiser hosted by NB Champions for Child Rights Inc. |
11 October 2018 Report on the rights of newcomer and refugee childrenThe Office of the Child and Youth Advocate, in collaboration with the youth group East Coast Shaking the Movers, issued a report at the legislative assembly on Oct. 10 entitled Defending Child Rights for Refugees and Newcomers. |
20 December 2017 Greater transparency in reporting on child deathsA new process aims to increase transparency in reviewing and reporting child deaths. |
20 November 2017 Advocate releases State of the Child ReportThe Office of the Child and Youth Advocate released its ninth annual State of the Child Report today at a breakfast fundraiser for NB Champions for Child Rights Inc. |
17 November 2017 Child Rights Education WeekNov. 20-26 is Child Rights Education Week, a time to celebrate, promote and advocate for the rights of children. |
13 December 2016 Advocate releases State of the Child ReportThe Office of the Child and Youth Advocate released its eighth annual State of the Child Report today at a breakfast for government members and senior civil servants in Fredericton. |
14 November 2016 Child Rights Education WeekChildren, young people, schools, community organizations, families and the government are invited to promote and protect the rights of children during Child Rights Education Week, which starts today and lasts until Nov. 20, the anniversary of the Convention on the Rights of the Child. |