Jason Taylor, one of New Hampshire’s two assistant child advocates, said the Office of the Child Advocate’s final report on its investigation into potential abuse and neglect at the Sununu Youth Services Center could take “certainly weeks but maybe months” to complete.
“Really, what I hope our report will talk about is the impacts of isolation and a lack of activity on children’s health,” Taylor said in an interview this week. “I think that’s the story. I really, honestly do.”
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