Govt has 'given up' on family homelessness and taken step back on child mental health

The Children’s Rights Alliance report card awarded its two lowest ‘E’ grades to the Government for its progress to date on tackling family homelessness and mental health. Pictured left to right are Morrigan (8) and Durragh (11) at Government Buildings launching the report card. Photo: Maxwells
The Government has “simply given up on providing houses”, a children's advocacy group has said in a scathing report on family homelessness.
The Children’s Rights Alliance (CRA) 14th annual report card graded the extent to which the Government has kept its promises to children and young people in its current tenure.