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NSPCC has reported parent drug and alcohol referrals doubling in pandemic.
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The number of parents being referred over drug and alcohol misuse has more than doubled since the start of the pandemic.
New figures show the average monthly number of referrals made by the NSPCC Helpline has spiked in this region.
There were on average 51 referrals to agencies in the East of England per month last year before the first lockdown, but this increased to an average of 126 referrals per month since lockdown measures were introduced at the end of March.
Referrals are made when concerns reported to the helpline considered to be serious enough to warrant further investigation.
Feb 17, 2021 11:09 AM Palm Coast, FL - The mother of a 3-year-old boy found unsupervised in the B section of Palm Coast is charged with Child Neglect without Great Bodily Harm. Flagler County Sheriff s deputies say 28-year-old Tessie Clark found them while they were going door-to-door trying to find the boy s parents. The child was found by a concerned citizen yesterday (February 16) just after 1 p.m. They called 9-1-1 to report the toddler walking with a dog in the area of Belleaire Drive and Beechwood Lane, not far from Belle Terre Parkway. That person waited with the child until deputies arrived. As there were no missing child reports in the area, deputies went door-to-door to locate someone responsible for the child. That s when Clark walked up to them to report her missing son. She told them she was cleaning the house while the child played out in the yard. She did not notice when he got out of the yard. An investigation of the home found, per a press release, t