TD: Residential care for children with disabilities ‘should be a last resort’

The number of children as young as three with disabilities who have to live in State residential places has doubled in just over two years.

Advocates say the use of such accommodation should be a last resort, adding that they can be avoided if earlier and more consistent treatment is given to allow the children stay in their own homes.

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