In July there were 5,835 children (0-17 years) in care. Of the 573 children in residential care, 15 were in special care, the highest level of secure care. Photograph: Michelle Groskopf/New York Times
Every so often a particularly tragic case involving a child captures national attention, as was the case with the tragic death of Daniel Aruebose. People have been laying flowers in Donabate, where partial skeletal remains believed to be his were discovered. Daniel was last seen when he was 3½ years of age and had not been seen in four years. Tusla was involved with the family from the period just before Daniel’s birth until 2020, but had ceased involvement with the family for about 18 months at the time of his death.
We ask how a child can just slip from sight, yet we are continuing to ignore the many other nameless children who are failed by our creaking, underfunded care system.
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