Child And Youth Advocate

• 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
  
• 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
  
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• 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
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• 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
• 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
• 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
• N.B. youth advocate denounces province’s decision to review LGBTQ school policy

  Kelly Lamrock says the government has no benchmarks with which to evaluate the success or failure of the policy, and there are no written complaints from teachers or students.

  Canada

  May 16, 2023
• Union refutes claims in New Brunswick child and youth advocate report

  The union named in the most recent report from New Brunswick's Child and Youth Advocate said it always considers the rights of children when there is an impact to labour.

  Education

  Mar 7, 2023
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• N.B. child and youth advocate says province lacks long-term vision for mental health care

  While improvements have been made over the last year, the province's child and youth advocate says there is a lack of long-term vision for the system.

  Health

  Oct 3, 2022
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• Drugs behind deaths of 9 Alberta youth in care: Child and Youth Advocate

  Of the deaths that took place between October 2021 and March 2022, nine were a result of confirmed or suspected drug toxicity and 12 were of Indigenous youth.

  Politics

  Sep 28, 2022