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Difficulties Facing Children In Direct Provision Not Always Reported As Parents Afraid Children Will Be Taken From Them That s according to a volunteer who works with people living in direct provision in Cork
Roos Demol, CEO of International Community Dynamics, who says that people living in these facilities have become so institutionalised they re afraid to speak out about the realities of their situation.
It follows a study by the The Ombudsman for Children which found that staff were not trained in child protection, despite assurances that they had been, while parents were wrongly warned that their children may be removed by child protection services if they did not supervise them properly.
Single mothers living in direct provision in Cork say they re not allowing their children outside the room without them Roos Demol, a volunteer who works with people living in direct provision in Cork, says those living in the system are afraid their children will be taken away from them if they re left alone.
It follows a new study by The Ombudsman for Children which found parents living in the facilities were wrongly warned that their children may be removed by child protection services if they did not supervise them properly.
Speaking to RedFM News CEO of International Community Dynamics Roos Demol says parents living in direct provision who are already experiencing high levels of anxiety about their futures, now have the added pressure of worrying about their children s safety: