September 14, 2020
Young people have a unique way of expressing themselves and cutting to the chase. Child and Youth Advocate Jackie Lake Kavanagh is therefore inviting youth from the 2SLGBTQIA+ community to help in an awareness campaign with her office. The “30…
June 30, 2020
Child and Youth Advocate Jackie Lake Kavanagh has released ‘The Sounds of Silence.’ This report highlights the many perspectives heard on the education system’s response to deaf and hard of hearing children and youth. In October 2019, the Child and…
June 15, 2020
“In early September of 2019, I travelled to Nain to release my report on the Provincial Government’s child protection responses to Inuit children. The report contained 33 recommendations and was entitled ‘A Long Wait for Change.’ The title was carefully…
January 7, 2020
The Office of the Child and Youth Advocate is committed to supporting young people to learn about their rights. On National Child Day (November 20, 2019), the Office launched its first ever video contest. The contest invites young people in…
November 19, 2019
November 20 is National Child Day. It is a special day that recognizes our country’s commitment to upholding the rights of all children and youth. This year’s National Child Day marks the 30th anniversary of the United Nations Convention on…
October 21, 2019
Child and Youth Advocate Jackie Lake Kavanagh is committed to ensuring children and youth who are deaf and hard of hearing receive the best possible education and school experience in Newfoundland and Labrador. The Advocate invites young people and families…
September 4, 2019
Child and Youth Advocate Jackie Lake Kavanagh today released ‘A Long Wait for Change’. This is the independent review of the province’s child protection system’s response to Inuit children. The Child and Youth Advocate launched this comprehensive review in April…
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…
