evidence: A record number of children were recorded as living in care in Northern Ireland in 2018, official figures show. [...] Koulla Yiasouma, the Northern Ireland Commissioner for Children and Young People, said the reasons for the increase are complex. [...] MACS Supporting Children and Young People is going to give a home to three children aged between six and 12 who have been exposed to some of the most severe adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) in Northern Ireland.