Social Care services for children and young people with disabilities in Southend are provided by the Children with Disabilities Team (0-18 Years old) and Adults and Community Services (18 plus years old). They provide support to children and their families and young people with disabilities such as:

• hearing loss
• a visual impairment
• significant communication difficulties
• a severe learning disability or a moderate learning disability where there is an associated syndrome
• a physical disability
• a chronic or life threatening illness i.e. a degenerative or terminal condition.

Targeted support can be accessed without referring to social services by completing an Early Help Assessment with a health professional, a school SENCO or person responsible for additional needs at college.

If you are concerned about a child’s safety or welfare please contact the First Contact Team on 01702 215007. If a child is in immediate danger or at serious risk of harm, you should call the police on 999

 Children's Services 

• Children with Disabilities

• Children's Social Care Services

• Statutory Complaints Process

• Personal Assistant Register

• Short Breaks for Disabled Children

 Adult's Services:

• Safeguading Vulnerable Adults Including Mental Capacity Act 2005 Assessments and Deprivation of Liberty Applications 

•  The Community Team for People with Learning Disabilities (Adults)

•  Southend City Council: The Local Account

 Other resources:

• What is Social Care and how does it work? - The King’s Fund has developed a range of bite-sized social care content to help explain social care in England. This includes a series of short videos on what social care is, how it’s provided and paid for, and how it works with the NHS and other services.