News Releases

2024

Child and Youth Advocate Invites Feedback About Mental Health Services to Children and Youth

2023

Child and Youth Advocate Announces Holiday Card Contest Winners

Child and Youth Advocate Recognizes National Child Day 2023

Child and Youth Advocate Issues Statement Regarding 2SLGBTQQIA+ Rights and Children’s Rights

Child and Youth Advocate Issues Statement Regarding Recent Human Rights Decision

2021

Privacy Commissioner, Child and Youth Advocate Launch “Yes, You Can”

Child and Youth Advocate Releases Investigative Report “A Special Kind of Care”

Child and Youth Advocate Presents Calendar Project

Time to Say Good Bye

Child and Youth Advocate Releases Investigative Reports “No Time to Spare” and “Blanket of Insecurity”

Better Responses Needed in Student Complaints of Teacher Misconduct

Child and Youth Advocate Recognizes National Child Day

Child and Youth Advocate Releases Investigative Report “Handle with Care”

Child and Youth Advocate Releases Status Report on Recommendations

2020

Child and Youth Advocate Focuses on National Child Day to Bring Attention to Children’s Rights

Child and Youth Advocate Releases Investigative Report “A Soft Place to Land: Lessons for Client-Centered Care”

Child and Youth Advocate Invites Youth in the 2SLGBTQIA+ Community to Participate in its “30 for 30” Awareness Campaign

Child and Youth Advocate Releases Perspectives on the Education System’s Response to Deaf and Hard of Hearing Children

The Sounds of Silence – Perspectives on the Education System’s Response to Deaf and Hard of Hearing Children

Statement of Concern

The Clock is Ticking on Child and Youth Advocate’s Video Contest

2019

Child and Youth Advocate Celebrates National Child Day

Child and Youth Advocate Invites Feedback About Services to Children and Youth Who Are Deaf and Hard of Hearing

Child and Youth Advocate Releases Review of the Child Protection System’s Response to Inuit Children

Media Advisory: Child and Youth Advocate to Release Report on the Independent Review of Child Protection System’s Response to Inuit Children

Child and Youth Advocate Announces Winners of Poster Contest

Child and Youth Advocate Releases Special Report on Trans Youth

Child and Youth Advocate Releases Investigative Report “Seen But Not Heard”

Child and Youth Advocate Releases Investigative Report on Surviving Child’s Benefits

Child and Youth Advocate Releases Report on Chronic Absenteeism

2018

Child and Youth Advocate Celebrates National Child Day

Child and Youth Advocate Releases Investigative Report “No Second Chance”

Child and Youth Advocate Releases Status Report on Recommendations

Child and Youth Advocate Releases Investigative Report on the Recovery of Child Support Payments from Income Support Recipients

Child and Youth Advocate Announces Review of the Child Protection System’s Response to Inuit Children

Child and Youth Advocate Issues Statement Regarding Stephenville High School

2017

Child and Youth Advocate Responds to Amendments to the Child and Youth Advocate Act

The Office of the Child and Youth Advocate Celebrates National Child Day

The Child and Youth Advocate Announces Two Investigations and One Systemic Review

The Office of the Child and Youth Advocate Launches Translated Diversity and Inclusion Poster

Diversity and Inclusion Poster

To request copies of the Diversity and Inclusion Poster please contact us.

The Child and Youth Advocate on Challenges Facing Young People in Indigenous Communities

The Child and Youth Advocate Speaks on the Issue of Foster Children in Labrador

The Child and Youth Advocate Challenges the Province to Pink it Up

The Child and Youth Advocate Addresses Education Issues

2016

Advocate for Children and Youth Releases Investigative Report: A Stolen Life

Advocate for Children and Youth Calls Four Investigations

Canadian Council of Child and Youth Advocates Statement on Child and Youth Mental Health

Advocate for Children and Youth Releases The Advocate’s Report on the Status of Recommendations 2015

2015

Advocate for Children and Youth Releases The Advocate’s Report on the Status of Recommendations 2014

2014

The Health and Safety Needs of Children and Youth in Newfoundland & Labrador

2013

Advocate for Children and Youth Releases Investigative Report

Position Statement: The Health and Safety Needs of Children and Youth in Natuashish

Advocate for Children and Youth Releases Three Outstanding Investigative Reports

2012

Child and Youth Advocate Expresses Concerns About Natuashish!

Child and Youth Advocate and Staff to Participate in McHappy Day on Wednesday, May 2nd 2012

Child and Youth Advocate Supports Canadian Council of Child and Youth Advocates (CCCYA) On Message to the UN That Canada Must Do Better to Improve the Lives of Aboriginal Children

2011

Press Statement re: Investigation by Carol A. Chafe Child and Youth Advocate

2010

Child and Youth Advocate Releases Report: An Investigation into Janeway Psychiatry Unit J4D Programs and Services

2009

Child and Youth Advocate Releases Lost in Transition: A Review of the Transitioning of Children and Youth In Care

Child and Youth Advocate’s Investigation of Mental Health Services Ongoing

2008

Child and Youth Advocate announces Investigation of psychiatric services and programs provided during the past year by the Janeway Children’s Health and Rehabilitation Centre

2006

Child and Youth Advocate to release report on Zachary Turner Child Death Review

Child and Youth Advocate cancels September 20, 2006 Press Conference re: Zachary Turner Child Death Review

Child and Youth Advocate Calls Press Conference for October 4, 2006, Re: Turner Child Death Review

Turner Review and Investigation Press Conference, October 4, 2006

2005

Child and Youth Advocate Comments on Portnoy Situation

Child and Youth Advocate Announces Review of Child Abuse Case

Child and Youth Advocate Visits Labrador

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