Report: More Children Dying in Shelters
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Twelve children died in the city’s homeless shelters in 2006, up from three in 2005, according to a report released yesterday by the city’s public advocate, Betsy Gotbaum.
According to the report, 20 children died in the city’s shelters between 2004 and 2006. Seven deaths were ruled homicides, two were accidental, and four were the result of natural causes. Seven deaths were the result of improper sleeping positions.
