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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.

Families InFocus

Multiple locations
Provides confidential, independent, practical and emotional support to families in Essex with a child or young person with any Special Educational Need or Disability (SEND).

Family Innovation Fund (FIF) Early Help

Multiple locations
Supports children and young people aged 8 to 19 years and their parents on areas such as healthy family relationships, emotional wellbeing, good behaviour choices and social connections

Family Solutions

Multiple locations
A service which supports families facing challenges

Good Beginnings Course

Multiple locations
A face to face course for parents and carers of children aged 5 or under, who have autism or social communication needs

Kids Autism Hub

Multiple locations
An NHS funded service for parents and carers of children and young people on the journey of autism diagnosis or who have been recently diagnosed. There is an additional service for young people, aged 12 to 25 years.

Kids Inspire

Multiple locations
A children's mental health charity providing specialist trauma support for children and families.

Local Linked Support

Multiple locations
Supporting autistic adults, adults with learning disabilities and their carers

Mobilise Essex

Multiple locations
An online information and support service for unpaid carers.