New Brunswick’s child and youth advocate, Kelly Lamrock, says the province’s child protection system failed a teenager who died last year of an overdose. Both sources report Lamrock’s conclusion that the teen did not receive adequate protection or support through the child welfare system before the death. The advocacy statement focuses on shortcomings in how concerns were handled and how the youth’s needs were met while they were involved with child protection services. The reports cite Lamrock’s call for improvements to ensure youth in the system receive timely, appropriate help, especially when there are risks related to substance use. The accounts also indicate that Lamrock is using the case to highlight broader problems in the system rather than treating the death as an isolated incident. The province’s specific response, timelines for any reforms, or details of individual case actions are not provided in the excerpts. Overall, the reporting centers on the advocate’s assessment that the child protection system fell short in preventing or mitigating the circumstances that led to the overdose death.