COVID-19 : survey of residential services in Ireland during the restrictions

Murphy, John (2020) COVID-19 : survey of residential services in Ireland during the restrictions. Scottish Journal of Residential Child Care, 19 (3). ISSN 2976-9353

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Abstract

Resulting from the outbreak of COVID-19 and the subsequent lockdown, EPIC (Empowering People in Care) decided to contact all young people’s residential centres in Ireland. Often the young people that live in residential homes are the forgotten children in care, so it was important to reach out to ensure that their issues were being heard. The survey concentrated on the needs of the young people, issues affecting staff, how work practices had changed and what extra supports were needed. The responses were positive on many levels and certainly the voices of the young people and the staff were heard.

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https://doi.org/10.17868/strath.00084276