Appendix 3 | Applying the CRIA tool to COVID-19 pandemic policy and legislation relating to the closure of schools and early childhood education and care in Australia Children in outof-home care (continued) LGBTIQA+ children211 80 | • Digital divide: Research conducted by the Victorian Government suggests that children in out-of-home care often have limited access to technology which impacts on their ability to engage in remote learning.209 Some community service organisations indicated that some children in out-ofhome care do not know how to use digital technologies independently for their education.210 Negative – Article 24: Right to health • Mental health challenges: Mission Australia reported that 83.2% of gender diverse young people said that their mental health was a barrier impacting on their education and this was negatively impacted by the pandemic, compared to 56.9% of cisgender females and 35% of cisgender males.212