Data: Shining a Light on Child Sexual Abuse and Exploitation
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As of February 2025, we’re proud to have become a partner of Childlight, the global child safety institute dedicated to using data to expose and investigate the scale and nature of child sexual abuse and exploitation (CSEA) worldwide. We’re pleased that data collected from our child helpline members is featured in the latest edition of the […]
Three Years of War: Listening to Ukraine’s Children
Three years ago today, Russian forces escalated the conflict in Ukraine into a full-scale war. Since then, millions have endured unimaginable hardship. Our hearts are with all those suffering — both in Ukraine and in every corner of the world where conflict continues to destroy lives. Since the beginning of the war, millions of Ukrainian […]
Technology-Facilitated Child Sexual Exploitation and Abuse
Addressing the Challenges of Categorization and Reporting
A new report from the Digital Futures for Children Centre highlights the complexities of classifying and addressing technology-facilitated child sexual exploitation and abuse (CSEA). We were honoured to contribute to this research, with our Director of Partnerships and Operations Helen Mason and myself sharing the perspective of child helplines on the issue. Being part of […]
Global Child Helpline Data from 2023
Voices of Children & Youg People Around the World
Voices of Children & Young People Around the World – Global Child Helpline Data from 2023 is our latest annual publication showcasing the vital work of child helplines worldwide. This report represents the collective efforts of 80 child helpline members in 73 countries, capturing millions of contacts and providing invaluable insights into the realities children […]
Supporting Children & Young People’s Mental Health in Europe
Mental health concerns are a major reason why children and young people contact child helplines in Europe. This report presents mental health-related contacts to 30 child helplines across Europe from 2019 to 2022. Child helplines are heavily involved in the prevention, promotion and protection of children’s mental health, through direct counselling, referrals, online campaigns, workshops […]
World Mental Health Day 2024
Mental health is a state of mental wellbeing that enables people to cope with the stresses of life, realize their abilities, learn well and work well, and contribute to their community. Our mental health is determined by a range of individual, social, economic, geopolitical and environmental factors, including emotional skills, substance use, genetics, socioeconomic status, […]
Online Child Sexual Exploitation and Abuse (OCSEA)
An escalating problem that is alarmingly underreported
One of the most critical child protection issues of our time Our latest report summarizes a survey of our members about the contacts they have received regarding Online Child Sexual Abuse and Exploitation (OCSEA). This research was done in collaboration with our partner, Tech Matters, with the aim of better understanding the characteristics of victims […]
Voices of Children & Young People Around the World
Global Child Helpline Data from 2022
Child helplines have a unique insight into the gap between policy and reality, making them a key actor in advocating for children’s rights. They support millions of children every year. They respond to issues ranging from serious children’s rights violations, to children who just want someone to chat to on the way home from school. […]
Child Helpline International at the 2023 ISPCAN Congress
Notes from the International Society for the Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect Congress in Edinburgh, UK
In late September 2023, the annual congress – organised by ISPCAN (the International Society for the Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect) – took place in the heart of Scotland’s historic capital, Edinburgh. The event brought together professionals, academics and practitioners alike, all with a shared goal – to address child abuse and neglect. The […]
Responding to the War in Ukraine
A year ago, in response to the ongoing war in Ukraine, which has forced millions of people to flee their homes, we initiated the “Hearing the voices of Ukrainian children and young people: child helplines responding to the Ukraine crisis” project. This project, funded by UNICEF’s Europe and Central Asia Regional Office, aimed to amplify […]