New tool helps young people remove naked photographs of them shared online
The Internet Watch Foundation and Childline have launched an online tool to help young people remove naked images of themselves from the internet.
There are many reasons as to why a young person may share a naked picture of themselves, including sharing with a partner who has then shown other people or where grooming and/or [...]
30% hike in calls to ChildLine about sexuality during pandemic as young people cut off from support networks
There has been a 29% increase in the number of young people speaking to ChildLine advisers about sexuality and ‘coming out’, the helpline has revealed.
More than 5,000 counselling sessions were delivered by ChildLine in the last year on the subject of sexuality and gender identity issues – with the rise in young people talking [...]
Childline carries out nearly 90,000 counselling sessions on mental health
Almost 90,000 counselling sessions were carried out to by Childline advisers to children concerned about their mental health and wellbeing last year.
Children’s charity the NSPCC has become increasingly concerned over the last year about the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and lockdowns on the mental health of children as well as concerns for the [...]
Psychologists to review ChildLine’s response to suicide risks
The NSPCC’s response to children at risk of suicide is to be studied by psychologists at the University of Birmingham in response to an increase in the number of contacts the charity receives about mental ill health and suicide.
The children’s charity has funded a research programme at the University that will enable experts to explore [...]
Childline has 16% increase in calls about CSE
There has been a 16 per cent rise in the number of counselling sessions Childline has carried out on the issue of child sexual exploitation, it has emerged.
The Annual Review reveals that Childline carried out 4,500 counselling sessions around child sexual exploitation in 2018-19 which is a 16 per cent rise on 2017-18. This [...]
ChildLine has 15% increase in calls from suicidal young people
Calls to ChildLine from children feeling suicidal have risen by 15% in a year, the helpline has revealed.
The review found 22,456 counselling sessions were delivered to young people dealing with thoughts of ending their own lives - a rise of 15% compared to the previous year. This equates to 62 counselling issues a day on suicide alone.
Children [...]
