Title: Office of the Child Advocate | State of New Hampshire
Headings: State of New Hampshire
Office of the Child Advocate

State of New Hampshire
Office of the Child Advocate
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Mission of the Office of the Child Advocate
How does the Child Advocate help?

Content: We are an independent and impartial state office established to oversee  the Division for Children, Youth and Families (DCYF). There are times when DCYF is involved in the lives of children and families. It is the Child Advocate’s responsibility to make sure that the State of New Hampshire does the best job possible in caring for and protecting children. Mission of the Office of the Child Advocate
The mission of the Office of the Child Advocate is to provide independent and impartial oversight of the New Hampshire child welfare and juvenile justice systems to promote effective reforms that meet the best interests of children. To achieve this we: Listen to all concerns about DCYF
Respond to complaints with a credible review process
Respect the importance of every person in a child's life
Build collaborative relationships for reform
Promote practices that are proven to be effective to help children and families
Maintain independence and impartiality of all aspects of our oversight of DCYF
How does the Child Advocate help? The Office of the Child Advocate investigates complaints about DCYF for: Children under protective supervision
Children in foster care or institutional settings
Children involved with juvenile justice
Children in need of services
We turn complaints into building blocks for better child welfare and juvenile justice systems by: Educating policymakers and the public on what children need and best practices
Promoting responsive public policy for child welfare
Ensure that DCYF has the resources to effectively do the best for New Hampshire's children