Families 'petrified' at summer without supports

Monica Leydon with her daughter Kayla, holding a picture of her son, Calum.

“Every summer, I am absolutely petrified as to what it is going to bring for us as a family. I cannot sleep because I am worried about how I will keep my son safe.” 

That’s how Monica Leydon, a mother from Roscommon, describes facing the school summer holidays.