New Brunswick

Kelly Lamrock L.L.B, Q.C.

Child and Youth Advocate
Office of the Child and Youth Advocate
www.cyanb.ca/en/

To view or download a more detailed overview of the Mandate, Authority and Provision of Service for this office, click here.

Mandate

The Child and Youth Advocate has a mandate to:

• Ensure that the rights and interests of children and youths are protected;
• Ensure that the views of children and youths are heard and considered in appropriate forums where those views might not otherwise be advanced;
• Ensure that children and youths have access to services and that complaints that children and youths might have about those services receive appropriate attention;
• Provide information and advice to the government, government agencies and communities about the availability, effectiveness, responsiveness, and relevance of services to children and youths; and
• Act as an advocate for the rights and interests of children and youths generally.

Services

Provision of services includes:

• Education and Outreach
• Advice to Government
• Individual Case Advocacy
• Systemic Case Advocacy
• Investigations
• Empowering Youth Voices