New domestic abuse programme goes live in Norwich
A Norwich based initiative that aims to improve help and support for whole families and individuals experiencing domestic abuse will go live on Wednesday, 14 November 2018. The three year Norwich Connect pilot programme, which is thought to be the…
Free family fun for children and grown-ups in East Northants
Join Spurgeons Together for Families for a host of fun and games across Northamptonshire. Local families in East Northants can take part in a number of free stay and play activity sessions this summer thanks to Spurgeons Children’s Charity. The…
Splash and Dash challenge to raise funds for local Children’s Charity
Over 300 adventurous people will be taking part in a fundraising challenge at Rushden Lakes, to raise vital funds for the local based Spurgeons Children’s Charity. Splash and Dash is the first ever challenge event to take place at the…
Spurgeons Children’s Charity – statement regarding Amesbury nerve agent exposure
Statement 5 July 2018 Following the recent Novichok nerve agent exposure near Amesbury, Public Health England has issued a statement to say that they do not believe there is any significant health risk to the wider public. They have published…
Tackling domestic violence
Spurgeons Children’s Charity will be tackling the issue of a whole family approach to domestic violence and abuse as they host a work shop at this year’s National Children’s Commissioning and Contracting Training Conference (NCCTC) event in Derbyshire. As a…
New partnership to support families living with domestic abuse in Norwich
National domestic abuse charity SafeLives and partners from the Norfolk County Community Safety Partnership* are pleased to be working with Spurgeons Children’s Charity to pilot new approaches in Norwich to improve outcomes for individuals and whole families experiencing domestic abuse.…
Birmingham Forward Steps
The new health and wellbeing service for all pre-school children throughout Birmingham is to begin operating on 8 January. Led by BCHC, the new service sees the integration of health visiting and children’s centre teams as part of a drive to give every child…
60% of children denied mental health treatment, new figures show
The number of under-18s admitted to A&E for self-harm has increased by 50% in five years but outpatient treatment rates are going down FOI requests made to NHS Trusts cover 2010-2016 New charity project will seek to save lives and…
Ministry of Defence tackles domestic violence with funding boost
Spurgeons Children’s Charity and the Ministry of Defence (MOD) has announced a partnership to tackle domestic violence and abuse (DVA) in the armed forces for the first time. The MOD has awarded Spurgeons £268,000 to establish and run the first…