AdvertisementA HOMELESS organisation has warned there are long-term consequences for children forced to deal with spending their childhood in emergency accommodation. Dr Sharon Lambert, senior lecturer in the UCC School of Applied Psychology, outlined how summer homelessness and time spent living in emergency accommodation causes particular stresses for families and children. Essentially, children in homelessness could be missing out on these important developmental milestones or at least, those important developmental milestones are being disrupted,” she said. Research shows that children in emergency accommodation are at increased risk of anxiety, developmental delays, and disrupted education. This includes both providing housing and supporting 77 Adults and more than 100 children in Childers Road Family Initiative Emergency Accommodation.