Press Statements

2021

April
5
Child Advocate publishes Summary of System Learning Reviews on critical incidents
Feb
4
Child Advocate Announces 2021 Magnify Voices Expressive Arts Contest as flagship event for Mental Health Awareness Month

2020

Nov
13
Child Advocate Releases 2020 Annual Report
Sep
18
Child Advocate announces a "new Office of the Child Advocate" law in effect September 18, 2020
Aug
20
Child Advocate on juvenile defense assessment
Jul
20
Child Advocate applauds passage of Child Protection Omnibus Bill as a monumental step for New Hampshire's children
Apr
24
Safe Sleep Saves Infant Lives
Apr
1
National Child Abuse Month
Feb
14
Child Advocate Releases 2019 Annual Report
Jan
9
Child Advocate Releases System Review on Restraint and Seclusion of New Hampshire Children in Residential Care

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News Articles

2020

Nov
30
CloseUp: impact of pandemic on at-risk kids
Adam Sexton/ WMUR, November 29, 2020
Aug
19
New Hampshire Assessment - Undervalued: An Assessment of Access to and Quality of Council in New Hampshire
National Juvenile Defender Center, August 19, 2020
Aug
12
State Child Advocate: Schools Need Social Workers More Than Police
Damien Fisher, InDepthNH.org, 8/12/20
Jul
6
NH Community Conversations
Moira O'Neill, Joy Barrett, Tiffany Eddy and Julie Alig, SmartStrongSassy, July 6, 2020
May
29
My Turn: A new vision for foster parents
Jason Taylor, Concord Monitor, May 29, 2020
Apr
26
More alcohol, sleeping raises risk of unsafe infant care during NH stay-at-home order
Hadley Barndollar, Seacoast Online, April 26, 2020
Apr
25
Advocates warn: sleeping or napping with baby can be deadly
Shawne Wickham, New Hampshire Sunday News, April 25, 2020
Apr
23
Check on children in the time of COVID-19
Kristie Hirschman, The Gazette, April 23, 2020
Apr
11
N.H. parents seek guidance on child visitation and parenting plans amid coronavirus
Alyssa Dandrea, Concord Monitor, April 11, 2020
Apr
10
"We're On The Front Lines Too": N.H. Youth Residential Facilities Prep For Pandemic
Sarah Gibson, NHPR, April 10, 2020
Apr
8
Protecting Children From Abuse And Neglect During A Pandemic
The Exchange, NHPR, April 8, 2020
Apr
7
The Corona Virus Could Cause a Child Abuse Epidemic
Nina Agrawal, The New York Times, April 7, 2020.
Mar
25
Experts Say Child Abuse May Go Unreported With N.H. Schools Closed
Alex Mcowen & Peter Biello, NHPR, March 25, 2020
Mar
25
My Turn: COVID-19 and children without a safety net
Dr. Moira O'Neill, Concord Monitor, March 25, 2020
Jan
9
Report Details Widespread Use of Restraint Against Children In State Care
Jason Moon, NHPR, January 9, 2020

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