A report, What next for young mothers?, published by the University of Ulster, called on the governments in both Belfast and Dublin to offer more support to young mothers and highlighted an 'urgent need' for guidelines and funding for their education, health and social care.
The report's findings were presented at Dublin Castle during the first-ever all-Ireland conference to focus on young people. It noted 'a severe lack of facilities available to young mothers', and called for provision to be made 'for childcare allowance for all young mothers who wish to remain in, or return to, full-time education and/or training'. This could possibly be along the lines of a pilot scheme in England where childminders affiliated to the National Childminding Association look after the children of young mothers in education or training.
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