Failures in foster care services

Failures in foster care services

IT IS impossible to overstate the extent of the failures highlighted in foster care services across parts of Dublin. Reports published by the Health Information and Quality Authority (Hiqa) show these services were in a state of crisis when they were inspected last year. Children were left in unsafe care placements for years, despite evidence of child protection concerns. Other young people in care did not have contact with social workers for up to a decade or more. Perhaps even more disturbing is the shocking inaction of senior Health Service Executive (HSE) management.