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What is Livewell Southend?
This is Southend's health and wellbeing website. You can find information and advice on how to stay well, as well as links and contact details for people who can help. You can also find:
- community groups
- details of organisations who can support children or adults with various health and wellbeing issues
- services that can provide support for children and adults
- information, advice and guidance on local services and support for children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND)
To sign up for for the monthly Livewell newsletter, which summarises key news and events, please visit Email Updates from Southend-on-Sea City Council, add your email address and select "Livewell: What's New?". You can also select other council-affiliated newsletters you are interested in from here too.
Latest news
Beyond A Better Start Southend: what next for babies, children and families?
For ten years, A Better Start Southend (ABSS) has been at the heart of early years support for families in Southend.
Anxiety and worries about going to school guide
A booklet has been developed to help parent carers understand the support available for children and young people that may be at risk of Emotional Based School Avoidance (EBSA) within Southend.
Beware: invincible feeling, invisible danger; free blood pressure checks available at local pharmacies - know your numbers
High blood pressure affects millions of people in the UK, with an estimated 88,000 people in mid and south Essex living with the condition undiagnosed.

Every Mind Matters
Giving you you simple and practical advice to get a healthier mind and get more out of life.
From how to deal with stress and anxiety, to boosting your mood or sleeping better.

Find Your Local Pharmacy or GP
Visit the NHS website to looks for services available near you, such as vaccinations, mental health services and prescriptions.

NHS Health Checks
The NHS Check is like a MOT for people.
Once every five years, it measures your circulatory and vascular health. It looks for factors that could mean you are at higher risk of: diabetes, heart disease, kidney disease, stroke,dementia.