Child And Youth Advocate

• N.B. social services minister vows changes after scathing youth advocate report

  New Brunswick's social development minister says the province is making changes to the way it assists vulnerable youth.

  Canada

  Jun 24
  
• Sex crime charges at Nova Scotia youth centre reignite calls for advocate office

  A former swim instructor at a provincial corrections facility is facing 66 sex-related charges. It's prompting questions why Nova Scotia still doesn't have a youth advocate.

  Canada

  Sep 18, 2025
  
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• N.B. child and youth advocate raises alarm about use of seclusion rooms in schools

  New Brunswick’s child and youth advocate says seclusion rooms — small, windowless areas where teachers can place children if they misbehave — should be used only as a last resort.

  Canada

  Dec 9, 2024
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• New Brunswick youth advocate calls partial day program violation of right to education

  New Brunswick's child and youth advocate has released a report denouncing the practice of removing challenging students from schools for most of the week, calling it illegal.

  Canada

  May 30, 2024
• N.B. schools falling short on support for kids with behavioural issues: advocate

  New Brunswick's child and youth advocate is raising concerns over the growing practice of partial day plans to deal with students who have behavioural issues.

  Canada

  Feb 16, 2024
• N.B. child and youth advocate says action still needed following Lexi Daken inquest

  New Brunswick child and youth advocate Kelly Lamrock said broader systemic change to the province's mental health-care system is needed.

  Health

  Nov 9, 2023
• Nova Scotia advocate continues push for Child and Youth Commission

  The Premier committed to creating a Child and Youth Commission nearly two years ago, but there's still no timeline when it will be established.

  Politics

  Oct 10, 2023
• Changes made to N.B.’s Policy 713 create new human rights issues: youth advocate

  Kelly Lamrock today released an addendum to his August report on the revamped policy, noting that his office's main concerns about Policy 713 have not been addressed.

  Canada

  Sep 11, 2023
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• N.B. medical society says forcing children to see psychologist pathologizes gender identity

  The New Brunswick Medical Society says changes to Policy 713 makes exploring gender identity among students an issue of mental health, which is not based in evidence.

  Education

  Aug 17, 2023
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• N.B. education council urges government to follow recommendations on Policy 713

  District education councils are considering what next steps to take following the release of the child and youth advocate's report on revisions to Policy 713.

  Canada

  Aug 17, 2023