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Brighter Opportunities for Special People (BOSP)

Multiple locations
Brighter Opportunities for Special People (BOSP) offer educational activities, support and respite care for children and young people with complex disabilities or life-limiting conditions.

Essex Virtual School

Multiple locations
Part of Essex County Council's statutory duty to promote the education of Children in Care and Previously Looked After Children.

The Local Authority also has a non-statutory duty to support children known to social care under Child in Need (CiN) and Child Protection (CP) plans, and those in Kinship Care arrangements.

Little Miracles

Multiple locations
A nationwide charity that supports families caring for children.

NSPCC

Nationwide
Provides a helpline for anyone who is concerned about a child, but also has lots of helpful services and information available for parents and carers.

Samaritans

Nationwide
A service that offers support to those struggling to cope or have been affected by suicide by phone, online or via their app.

SERICC Rape and Sexual Abuse Specialist Service

Multiple locations
Provides specialist services to anyone in South and West Essex who is experiencing, or who has experienced, any form of sexual violence and abuse at any time in their life

SET Keyworker Service

Multiple locations
Supports children and young people with complex needs who are inpatients in, or at risk of being admitted to, a mental health hospital