Mental health crisis: School children attempting ‘real serious harm’
School children are attempting “real serious harm” , councillors have claimed in sobering accounts of a mental health crisis in
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Southend man convicted of ill-treating children
A man who mistreated four children is now facing prison. Ben Atthis was arrested in March 2019 after the children
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Children in Barking and Dagenham to get free swimming lessons as part of Legacy Project
Barking & Dagenham youngsters who missed out on school swimming lessons due to the coronavirus pandemic are being offered free
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Deaf children being failed by Waltham Forest Council claims charity
Deaf children in Waltham Forest “are being let down and put at risk” by the council, a national charity has claimed. The
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County Council in legal battle over policy of moving children placed in care far from home
Legal action is being taken against Essex County Council for its failure to prevent scores of children “being put at
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Lockdown sees rise in children with mental health issues
Redbridge mental health services are seeing a “disturbing” rise in under-fives needing treatment during lockdown. At a meeting of Redbridge
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Summer holiday club for 12,000 Essex children a cornerstone of catch-up plan
As many as 12,000 children will be able to attend summer holiday clubs each day as part of Essex County
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Surge in children suffering from mental health issues in mid and south Essex post COVID
The number of children being seen with mental health issues in mid and south Essex has increased by around 70
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Greater effort needed to keep Essex children schooled in war against ‘County Line’ drug gangs
Eight recommendations have been made to help tackle the effect of county lines on the life chances of young people
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Southend paedophile found with 8000 vile images of children while on bail is jailed
A paedophile who was found with more than 8,000 indecent images of children, and posed as a teenage boy to
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