We really appreciate our first grant from The Pixel Fund which will help to fund specialist 1:1 support within the well-established CHUMS Trauma Service. This vital service in Bedfordshire receives no statutory income, but supports children and young people (CYP) who have been traumatically bereaved as a result of murder, suicide, other multiple or sudden deaths in the family, have suffered sexual abuse or have been witness to domestic violence, or suffered any other trauma.
Our levels of demand are now significantly higher as a result of COVID-19. For example, we are getting 2 or 3 referrals every week for children and young people witnessing domestic violence, alongside rising numbers of traumatically bereaved children and a huge increase in the number of suicides across the County, exacerbated by the isolating effects of lockdown. We anticipate these higher levels of demand will continue for the foreseeable future.
Our levels of demand are now significantly higher as a result of COVID-19. For example, we are getting 2 or 3 referrals every week for children and young people witnessing domestic violence, alongside rising numbers of traumatically bereaved children and a huge increase in the number of suicides across the County, exacerbated by the isolating effects of lockdown. We anticipate these higher levels of demand will continue for the foreseeable future.