Ombudsman for Children blames move away from local authority housing for rising numbers in economic homelessness
Dr Niall Muldoon, the Ombudsman for Children, said: 'Children are living in a tough world, a complex world. But children in homelessness have so many other things to do.' Photograph: Gareth Chaney/PA
He was speaking at the official opening of Houben House, a family hub run by the Salvation Army in Dublin that houses 62 families. “It’s emergency accommodation which, by its very essence, says: ‘I have no secure shelter here. I’m nowhere safe and I don’t know where I’m going to stay for the next while. I’m not sure if we’ll be here a week, two weeks, a month, a year.’ That’s really tricky for somebody.”revealed that mental health problems and illness among young people are accelerating globally, exacerbated by Covid and the measures taken to contain it.
“Their parents are struggling. It’s a small room, a big family. It’s really, really difficult. Any friends they make can’t go to their house. Some of them stigma.” “We can see more and more children as well with additional needs coming into services, so it can be extremely difficult.” “I’m very encouraged by this and if we can move to a situation where the children and families are moving through here quickly, these sorts of facilities can be used for other things.
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