Hostel system ‘failed’ children in care

CHILDREN going missing, involvement in prostitution and lack of access to formal education are part of a shocking litany of failures revealed by internal Health Service Executive (HSE) documents in relation to children in state care.

Hostel system ‘failed’ children in care
Mon, 14 Mar, 2011 - 00:00
Catherine Shanahan

A series of reports relating to the care of separated children seeking asylum reveal:

* 13 children went missing over a 12-month period in one hostel contracted by the HSE to provide accommodation.

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