A new report into the effects of homelessness on children has highlighted issues such as damage to their physical and mental health and behavioural problems.
The findings of Focus Ireland show a number of challenges including a lack of certainty and overcrowding for children in homeless accommodation.
They were based on in-depth interviews with 25 families who had exited homelessness between 2014 and 2016.
Paul Melia, Environment Editor with the Irish Independent, says the system as a whole isn’t working:
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