Domestic violence and child abandonment are common occurrences in New York City homeless shelters, suggests a new report published Wednesday by the New York Daily News. According to 2015 reports obtained by the paper, multiple cases of abandoned children were reported across homeless shelters in January, February, July, September, and October. In one case New York Police officers found two children, ages six and eight, locked alone in a room for almost 24 hours. And in another case, eight children were removed from a mother who reported using one bag of cocaine and heroin a day. The paper also found several incidents of physical abuse. The revelations shine a light on the unique challenges...
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