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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