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New Brunswick Seniors Advocate Kelly Lamrock today released a report examining the circumstances surrounding the death of an older adult, identified as "Alice," who wandered away from a special care home and later died after not being found in time. The report concludes that Alice’s death was preventable and highlights significant administrative and governance failures within the long-term care system and the Department of Social Development.

The New Brunswick Advocate today released a report examining the life and death of “Bobby,” a child who died from an overdose after years of repeated warnings to the systems responsible for protecting vulnerable children. The report concludes that Bobby’s death was preventable.

The New Brunswick Advocate, Kelly Lamrock, has issued an urgent open letter to Members of the Legislative Assembly raising serious concerns about the effectiveness and implementation of the province’s Youth Engagement Services (YES) program under the Department of Social Development.

The following statement was issued by Kelly Lamrock, New Brunswick advocate, concerning the government’s response to his report of April 24, which noted the government had mandated cuts of $47.1 million to child welfare services: Following the release of our report, our office heard from a number of front-line staff, service providers and community organizations who expressed their concern over the deep cuts to programs for vulnerable children contained in the budget. There a

New Brunswick’s Child, Youth, and Senior Advocate is recommending that the provincial government work with First Nations governments to address youth mental health. In a new monitoring report addressing recommendations from the No Child Left Behind report, Kelly Lamrock says that the unique challenges facing First Nations youth require dedicated funding and a process that empowers First Nations governments to lead. In reviewing government actions in the three years since No