{"id":267,"date":"2017-09-01T12:05:26","date_gmt":"2017-09-01T11:05:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.socialdemocrats.ie\/emotional-damage-to-homeless-children-should-be-examined-by-ombudsman-for-children\/"},"modified":"2017-09-01T12:05:26","modified_gmt":"2017-09-01T11:05:26","slug":"emotional-damage-to-homeless-children-should-be-examined-by-ombudsman-for-children","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.socialdemocrats.ie\/ga\/emotional-damage-to-homeless-children-should-be-examined-by-ombudsman-for-children\/","title":{"rendered":"Emotional damage to homeless children should be examined by Ombudsman for Children"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The impact of homelessness on school age children living in emergency accommodation should be examined by the Ombudsman for Children, Social Democrats co-leader Catherine Murphy TD has said.<\/p>\n<p>Deputy Murphy made the call as the new school term begins and thousands of homeless children are traveling to school from emergency accommodation including hotels and B&amp;Bs.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt must be heartbreaking for families sending their children back to school this week, fearing that they may face being teased or ostracised because they are homeless. This can only add to the already enormous daily stress endured by homeless families. Unfortunately, the tragic deaths of two homeless people this week, one of them a young mother of two, has brought this into even sharper focus.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo much emotional damage is being done to homeless children in their early years because they can\u2019t enjoy the normal everyday things that many of us take for granted \u2013 like bringing friends around for playdates or having a kitchen table to do their homework at.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhile these deprivations can never be reversed, it would be very worthwhile if the Ombudsman for Children used his powers to carry out an investigation to assess and examine the impacts on children of being homeless.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>ENDS<\/p>\n<p>1 September 2017<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The impact of homelessness on school age children living in emergency accommodation should be examined by the Ombudsman for Children, Social Democrats co-leader Catherine Murphy TD has said. Deputy Murphy made the call as the new school term begins and thousands of homeless children are traveling to school from emergency accommodation including hotels and B&amp;Bs. 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