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The courage to talk: Childline annual review 2017/18
- Author:
- NATIONAL SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO CHILDREN
- Publisher:
- NSPCC
- Publication year:
- 2018
- Pagination:
- 43
- Place of publication:
- London
Annual review providing key statistics on the numbers of children and young people contacting Childline in 2017/18, the reasons for contacting the service, the numbers of children referred from Childline to external agencies and the reasons for referral. It reports that Childline provided 278,440 counselling sessions to children and young people during 2017/18, a slight reduction compared to the previous year. The top three concerns young people were counselled about were mental and emotional health; family relationships; and suicidal thoughts and feelings. The report also looks briefly at the other top issues that children and young people contacted Childline about: family relationships, bullying and sex and relationships. The report includes quotations from young people who describe how the service has helped them. (Edited publisher abstract)
Not alone anymore. Childline annual review 2016/17
- Author:
- NATIONAL SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO CHILDREN
- Publisher:
- NSPCC
- Publication year:
- 2017
- Pagination:
- 73
- Place of publication:
- London
Annual review providing key statistics on the numbers of children and young people contacting Childline in 2016/17, the reasons for contacting the service, the numbers of children referred from Childline to external agencies and the reasons for referral. The review provides detailed information on children contacting Childline due to anxiety and suicidal thoughts or feelings - two areas that have shown substantial year-on-year increases in counselling sessions. It also looks at the experiences of children contacting Childline who were d/Deaf, disabled, had special educational needs or a health condition. The review reports there were 295,202 counselling sessions in 2016/17, of which 71 per cent took place online compared with 29 per cent on the telephone. Mental and emotional health, family relationships and bullying were the three most common reasons for children contacting Childline. Other main concerns include: suicidal feelings; sex, relationships and sexual health; friendship issues; self-harm; problems in school; sexual abuse and online sexual abuse; and physical abuse. Appendices provide statistical breakdowns by age, gender, and type of concern. (Edited publisher abstract)