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)
Tuesday 19 September is Youth Mental Health Day, which encourages understanding and discussion of mental health in young people, enabling them to live happy and healthy lives all year round.
A special school in Southend-on-Sea, which has been closed by the Department for Education because of safety concerns over RAAC can finally reopen to students.
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.
