In a rich country, the routine deaths of dozens of homeless children shames the state. Editor-in-chief olyduff on theipaper + Victoria_Spratt's report into homeless children
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that while they knew homeless kids faced ill health, poor education and worse life chances, “when we saw at least 34 children may have died with a direct link to their accommodation, my heart broke”.is rooted in complex factors that often begin beyond the reach of the state. But in a rich country, the routine deaths of dozens of homeless children shames the state.
The exclusive, based on a report compiled by an NHS-funded body, reveals this public health crisis for the first time. Medics believe that “the actual number of homeless child deaths [is] even higher”.
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