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The government must take immediate action to address the growing number of children living in cramped and poor standard emergency accommodation. Ahead of the latest homelessness data figures from the Department of Housing, Barnardos children’s charity says for the children living in emergency accommodation, their wellbeing and development is something the government must take immediate

As the monthly homelessness figures are released today, Barnardos is calling on the government to address the standard of emergency accommodation in Ireland. The growing number of children and families living in emergency accommodation, experiencing trauma as a result, is something the government must take immediate action to address. Sub-standard accommodation is only adding to

Barnardos children’s charity today launched a new report outlining the prevalence of poor parental mental health and the impact it has on children across the country.             ‘Anxiety leaves me feeling very tired physically and mentally which in turn affects my mood and again my tolerance for my children’s perfectly normal