Child Helpline Data on (Online) Child Sexual Exploitation and Abuse in Europe
Child helplines play a key role in the prevention, detection and victim support when it comes to addressing (online) child sexual exploitation and abuse, as discussed in this recent blog by my colleague, Ronja Ulvfot. In addition, child helplines also play a key role in collecting and analysing reliable, anonymous data on this highly sensitive […]
Urgent call on Ministers, State Secretary and MPs to support European legislation against online child abuse
In the coming weeks, the Netherlands, like other European member states, will determine its position on the European Commission’s proposed regulation to prevent and combat (online) child sexual abuse. A letter with an urgent appeal has been sent from 12 organisations to several Dutch ministers and to members of the Parliamentary Committee for Justice and […]
Violence and Covid-19
An analysis of violence-related contacts with child helplines throughout the pandemic The Covid-19 pandemic has disrupted our lives all around the world, and put some of the most vulnerable among us – children and young people – at increased risk of experiencing violence. In our latest report, we have used data on the contacts received […]
Joint Statement for European Day for Victims of Crime
Call for updated EU Victims’ laws and the publication of a new Victims Right Directive We are proud to be a signatory to this Joint Statement, issued by Victim Support Europe, standing in solidarity with all victims of crime across Europe: no matter who the victim, no matter where the crime took place, no matter […]
A Week in Tunisia
Earlier this month, we conducted a week-long situational analysis and evaluation of Tunisia’s Child Helpline 1809, which provides orientation and psychological assistance. Known as Ligne Vert, the child helpline was initiated by the Tunisian Government in response to the Covid 19 Pandemic. The Child Helpline International team (our consultants Hassan Mahtat and Sabra Staali), together […]
Colombia: Te Guío
Te Gúio is strengthening capacities in Colombia in terms of prevention of sexual violence against children and adolescents. The helpline provides information on harmful sexual behaviour among minors, and offers a tele-counselling service for adolescents who are exhibiting this type of behaviour. Services Te Guío offers: Phone WhatsApp Operating Information Te Guío provides service in: […]
Harmful Practices in the Eastern & Southern Africa Region
Data on contacts concerning “Harmful Practices”: child marriage and FGM
Working Together with Zain!
There’s always a lot of things happening on and around World Children’s Day (20 November), and this year has been no exception! Yesterday we strengthened our partnership with Zain, a major telecommunications services company in the Middle East. Zain is a pioneer of mobile telecommunications in the Middle East. Beginning in 1983 in Kuwait, it […]
Children & Young People’s Family Relationships
To mark this year’s World Children’s Day, we have prepared a factsheet based on data from our publication Voices of Children & Young People Around the World: Global Child Helpline Data from 2021. Concerns about family relationships are a large reason why children and young people reach out to child helplines, with around one in […]
Our new Chairperson: Corinne Dettmeijer
We are proud to announce the appointment of Corinne Dettmeijer as Chair of our Supervisory Board.