Helen Richardson
Political Reporter at BBC
Political reporter at @bbcNewcastle and @bbcneandcumbria. Mother of girls, wife of football fanatic, lover of sausage dogs.
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bbc.com | Helen Richardson
Family 'begged for help' with son's violenceHelen RichardsonPolitical Reporter, BBC NewcastleBBCLindsey Brown says her son, who has severe and complex needs, first became violent during the Covid pandemic. The mother of a teenage boy with a severe and complex autistic spectrum disorder says there is not enough support for families experiencing violence from their own children. Lindsey Brown, from Northumberland, first suffered abuse from her son during the Covid pandemic.
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'Society thinks you are a child abuser'Helen RichardsonCourtesy of Her CircleWomen who have experienced the trauma of having their children removed have been expressing their emotions through artA mother whose children were taken into care says she no longer feels "shame" and has "recovered hope" after joining an art therapy support group for women in the same position. The woman, who the BBC has agreed not to name, lost her child after struggling with alcohol addiction.
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'When it's your kids hitting you, you can't leave'Helen RichardsonPolitical Reporter, NE & CumbriaJane DownsBBC North East & Cumbria InvestigationsGettyAlthough data can be recorded differently across police forces, the number of reported assaults on parents and carers by children as young as eight appears to be increasingParents and guardians who have suffered violence at the hands of children in their care say support services are a "postcode lottery".
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Parents criticise 'lack of plan' for schoolsHelen RichardsonPolitical Reporter, BBC North East and CumbriaKristine Reilly-BlakeParent Kristine Reilly-Blake says she and others want more information about changes to schools in BerwickParents of children whose schools are changing are demanding answers from a council about what's going on.
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'Housing crisis means I can't use my own bathroom'Helen RichardsonPolitical Reporter, BBC NewcastleBBCKaren has been living in a flat that is unsuitable for her restricted mobilityA woman with arthritis says demand for housing in the private rental sector is so high she has no option but to live in a flat with a bath she cannot use.
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Fans say football regulator needs to be effective - watch more on this mornings politics north available now on the bbc iplayer https://t.co/l0AUhBlQCh
More on my look at the Gateshead takeaway ban ten years on….. Council asks for help to tackle childhood obesity https://t.co/OqtllM6ZVL
On #politicsnorth tomorrow 10am BBC1 ne&cumbria - I take a look at the takeaway ban in Gateshead. It’s 10 years since it came into force - has it had the desired effect? https://t.co/MhXvdkaMoL
