Funding for councils' child addiction services slashed

Labour describes the cuts as ‘shameful and utterly counterproductive’. Help for children who are addicted to drink or drugs is being slashed in the latest round of cuts to public health services that ministers are imposing on councils. Councils across England have made £2.4m of cuts to specialist drug and alcohol misuse services for children and young people this year. Spending is falling from £40.9m to £38.5m as part of steps taken by local authorities to cope with