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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)
On the edge: ChildLine spotlight: suicide
- Author:
- NATIONAL SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO CHILDREN
- Publisher:
- National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children
- Publication year:
- 2014
- Pagination:
- 35
- Place of publication:
- London
This report examines the profile of young people with suicidal thoughts who contacted ChildLine, and examines what they need when they are already distressed and contemplating taking their own lives. It outlines the key issues young people raised and how the stigma of suicide means that the adults in their lives (including professionals) are failing to spot the signs, finding it hard to listen to their distress, and are sometimes providing inadequate levels of support. Drawing on the expertise from other organisations and the lessons learnt through ChildLine, the report sets out a series of recommendations. These show how simple changes in the way young people are listened to and supported can make a huge difference, helping children to get support earlier, and breaking the silence and stigma that surrounds the issue of suicide. (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)
It turned out someone did care: Childline annual review 2015/16
- Author:
- NATIONAL SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO CHILDREN
- Publisher:
- National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children
- Publication year:
- 2016
- Pagination:
- 43
- Place of publication:
- London
This annual review looks at what children and young people talked about when they contacted the NSPCC Childline in 2015/16. It presents key statistics on the numbers of children contacting the services, looks at 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 301,413 counselling sessions to children and young people in 2015/16, a 5 per cent increase compared with 2014/15. The top three concerns of young people were low self-esteem and unhappiness, family relationships, and bullying. The review also provides more detailed information on the biggest and emerging issues over the year, which cover: mental health and wellbeing; sexuality and gender identity; and problems at school. It reports that the number of counselling sessions related to mental health and wellbeing continue to rise; there is also a rise in mental health and wellbeing counselling sessions resulting in referral to external agencies; counselling about sexuality and gender identity issues is at the highest levels experienced by Childline; and the number of counselling sessions about problems at school has increased by 12 per cent since 2014/15. (Edited publisher abstract)
"Always there when I need you": ChildLine review: what's affected children in April 2014 - March 2015
- Author:
- NATIONAL SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO CHILDREN
- Publisher:
- National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children
- Publication year:
- 2015
- Pagination:
- 44
- Place of publication:
- London
This annual review looks at what children talk about when they contact the NSPCC ChildLine. It looks at who contacts the service and how and focuses on some of the biggest and emerging issues of the last year: mental health, sexual abuse and partner abuse. It also includes a breakdown of statistics by age, gender and for each UK nation. During 2014-15, ChildLine counselled 276,956 children and supported a further 9,856 who had serious concerns about another child. This brings our total counselling sessions to 286,812. The ChildLine website received over 3.2 million visits – 5 per cent more than in 2013-14. The top three concerns counselled were family relationships, low self-esteem/unhappiness and abuse. Four of the top ten issues related to mental health. These issues were self-harm, suicide, low self-esteem/unhappiness and mental health conditions. There was a 124 per cent increase in the number of counselling sessions where young people talked about problems accessing services. Online counselling continued to grow, rising from 68 per cent in 2013-14, to 71 per cent in 2014-15. (Edited publisher abstract)
Local transformation plan toolkit: guidance on how to design and deliver mental health services for children who have been abused
- Author:
- NATIONAL SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO CHILDREN
- Publisher:
- National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children
- Publication year:
- 2018
- Pagination:
- 58
- Place of publication:
- London
This toolkit is intended to help commissioners, local authorities and other stakeholders understand how their plans can better meet the mental health needs of these children. The toolkit focuses on specific areas of good practice, covering the following themes: recognition that some groups of children and young people are more vulnerable to mental health problems than the wider population, including children who have been abused and looked after children; a needs analysis of vulnerable groups, using a range of sources; reference to services for vulnerable groups; engaging with children and young people; collaboration and co-production of plans; and outcomes and indicators to measure progress. For each theme, examples of good practice are provided. (Edited publisher abstract)