# Youth services in parts of England in state of emergency, children’s commissioner says

- Source: Guardian World
- Published: 2026-10-19T12:11:45+00:00
- Category: World
- Original: https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/oct/19/children-services-state-of-emergency-hardest-places-england
- Canonical: https://groundlevelnews.com/story/youth-services-in-parts-of-england-in-state-of-emergency-children-s-co-ce5945/

Rachel de Souza names Middlesbrough and Hounslow among hardest places in which to grow up and says some children are being ‘radically failed’ Services for children in parts of England are in a “state of emergency”, according to a report that identifies what it claims to be the hardest places in the country for young people to grow up in. The children’s commissioner, Rachel de Souza, said in some l

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