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[Health] Mental health supports for care-experienced young people transitioning from care to aftercare.
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[Housing] We submitted recommendations addressing housing insecurity among care leavers and its impact on mental health, education, and independen
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[Children and Youth Affairs] The Irish Aftercare Network (IAN) advocates for systemic reform to ensure young people transitioning from care receive comprehensive, needs-based supports. Current gaps leave care leavers vulnerable to homelessness, unemployment, and social exclusion. IAN recommends a trauma-informed aftercare model, legislative changes, dedicated funding, housing priority, and structural reforms to Tusla and NGO services.
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[Children and Youth Affairs] IAN committee members pointed out to the Minister that the lack of a ring-fenced budget for aftercare is a concern and seriously impedes the ability of Tusla to plan ahead and implement goals of the aftercare strategy.• Two further issues were highlighted - housing and raising the age limit for aftercare support.
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[Housing] Submitted on behalf of Irish Aftercare Network to the Governments consulatation on Youth Homelessness Strategy
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[Children and Youth Affairs] - Raising the maximum age for aftercare support to 23 years for all young people in aftercare. - Housing. - Mental health and wraparound supports.
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[Education and Training] Submission to Minister Harris in relation to the review of the SUSI grant system on behalf of members of the Irish Aftercare Network. ( sent 15th March 2021)
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[Children and Youth Affairs] • The need for a dedicated aftercare budget to allow adequate planning and increase resources available to young people in aftercare. It was acknowledged that aftercare given statutory footing has hugely increased the need to adequately fund the sector but that there was still a way to go regarding this. • The issue of high caseloads for aftercare workers throughout the country and the obvious detrimental effects this has on the quality of service young people are ge
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[Children and Youth Affairs] Requested a meeting with Minister Zappone
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[Children and Youth Affairs] New Aftercare Legislation and Revised National Aftercare Policy The Irish Aftercare Network welcomes the enactment of the Child Care Amendment Act 2015, which strengthens the basis for aftercare services in Ireland. The Network also welcomes the publication of a revised and updated National Aftercare Policy by Tusla. Both of these developments have the potential to enhance the delivery of aftercare services in Ireland and to greatly improve the life chances of the ma
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[Children and Youth Affairs] Submission on Review of Rebuilding Ireland Action Plan to prioritise young people leaving care. Recommendations have been made on behalf of The Irish Aftercare Network to ensure young people leaving care do not have to access homeless services at an extremely vulnerable time in their lives.
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