August 28, 2019
Jackie Lake Kavanagh, Child and Youth Advocate, will release the independent review of the child protection system’s response to Inuit children on Wednesday, September 4 at 11:00 a.m. in the Pulapvik Conference Room, former LIA Building, 17 Sandbanks Road, Nain….
June 5, 2019
Child and Youth Advocate Jackie Lake Kavanagh is delighted to announce the winners of her office’s poster contest. The contest asked young people in the province to design a poster about what the right to education means to them. The…
May 27, 2019
Child and Youth Advocate Jackie Lake Kavanagh has released a new report that focuses on the struggles and challenges of many gender diverse youth in Newfoundland and Labrador. The Special Report on Trans Youth in Newfoundland and Labrador presents the stories and…
April 25, 2019
Child and Youth Advocate Jackie Lake Kavanagh has released a new investigative report Seen But Not Heard. This investigation involved children subjected to years of abuse within their family and in a subsequent alternate care arrangement while they were receiving protection services…
March 28, 2019
Child and Youth Advocate Jackie Lake Kavanagh has released a new report Surviving Child’s Benefits: Who Is Missing Out? It concludes that some children of deceased parents in Newfoundland and Labrador do not receive Canada Pension Plan’s Surviving Child’s Benefit. In some…
January 10, 2019
Child and Youth Advocate Jackie Lake Kavanagh today released Chronic Absenteeism: When Children Disappear. This systemic review focuses on chronic absenteeism, factors influencing it, impacts on students, and promising strategies to address the problem. The report also makes four recommendations to…
November 19, 2018
The Office of the Child and Youth Advocate will be celebrating National Child Day on Tuesday, November 20th and throughout the week. Canada established National Child Day to recognize that every child and youth in Canada has fundamental rights which are…
October 11, 2018
The Office of the Child and Youth Advocate has completed its investigation into protection services provided to a child. The focus of this investigation has been to determine the appropriateness of services, and whether the child’s rights were upheld during…
September 26, 2018
The Office of the Child and Youth Advocate has released the 2017-18 Status Report on Recommendations. This Status Report is issued annually and reports on the progress of all recommendations made by the Child and Youth Advocate to date. This…
May 28, 2018
The Office of the Child and Youth Advocate has completed a review into the recovery of child support payments. Today the office has released the report Making Waves: Ensuring Children Benefit From Child Support Payments. This systemic review focuses on…
