DANGERS THEY FACE

670,000

children are growing up in ‘high risk’ family situations, including over 15,499 children living with an adult receiving alcohol treatment and nearly 11,624 living with an adult in drug treatment

370,000

have put their futures at risk, including 160,000 children temporarily or permanently excluded from school in England

800,000

aged 5 to 17 suffer mental health disorders

200,000

are judged by their local authority to have experienced trauma or abuse

46,000

children, estimated, are thought to be part of a gang

119,000

are homeless or living in insecure or unstable housing

170,000

are estimated to do unpaid caring for family members, of which many have not been identified and offered support

1,200

are newly identified victims of modern slavery per year