First suicide for 20 years in secure children's home

Joe Lepper
Friday, October 12, 2018

A teenage girl is the first young person to have taken their own life in a secure children's home for more than 20 years, it has emerged.

There are 15 secure children's homes in England and Wales
There are 15 secure children's homes in England and Wales

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