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Children and young people's alcohol and drug services: framework
This framework sets out guidance for designing, commissioning and providing alcohol and drug support for children and young people in England | DHSC, UK
Safeguarding children affected by a parent's alcohol or drug use
Updated guidance to reflect current safeguarding policy and programmes. It also focuses more on workforce expectations and ways of working, the effects of stigma and trauma, and pregnancy and the perinatal period. The page also now includes a self-assessment checklist to support commissioners and service providers to assess and improve current performance | DHSC, UK
Preliminary findings show that 1720 people - including 51 children - died while homeless in 2025
Independent research found that deaths rose 6.8% in 2025 vs the previous year. Over 30% of the deaths in 2025 were either on the streets or in rough sleeper’s accommodation. Bristol, Brighton and Hove, Edinburgh, Camden and Stirling had the five highest rates of reported deaths per 100,000 population across the UK. ‘Deaths of Despair’ caused by drugs, alcohol or suicide are the most common (52%). Recovery, harm reduction and mental health services need urgent investment | Museum of Homelessness, UK