Gibraltar: Childline Gibraltar
Childline Gibraltar offers a free child helpline service that children and young people can contact every day of the year. Childline Gibraltar started in 2006, building on the principles and experiences gained by the NSPCC and Childline in the UK. Childline Gibraltar continues to develop and expand their services throughout schools and the community. […]
A Third Year of War: Supporting Ukrainian Children in a Continuing Crisis
24 February 2024 marked the 2nd anniversary of the War in Ukraine. Two years ago the lives of millions of children and young people changed forever. Today, almost 3 million children in Ukraine are in urgent need of humanitarian assistance: they are missing out on basic necessities including food, heating, shelter and healthcare. Almost 4 […]
Abeba’s Story
Case Management at Child Helplines filling gaps in National Child Protection Systems
The internet hosts millions of images of child sexual exploitation and abuse, re-victimizing children each time they are viewed and shared. Reporting online sexual exploitation and abuse is the first step towards removing these images, stopping the abuse and starting the healing process for survivors. This video – “Abeba’s Story” – explains how child helplines […]
Montenegro: National Child Helpline
Free anonymous counselling telephone for children and young people in Montenegro. A confidential consultation is available every day, from 0 to 24 hours by phone 116 111. Services The National Child Helpline of Montenegro offers: Phone Operating Information The National Child Helpline of Montenegro provides service in: Montenegrin (Serbian, Bosnian, Croatian) Opening hours are: 24/7 […]
430 contacts. Every hour. Every day.
Global Child Helpline Data from 2022
Child helplines 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 helplines provide an easily accessible, confidential system that allows children themselves to tell a counsellor what is going on in their […]
Statement: Children in Israel and Palestine
Child Helpline International strongly condemns the severe, escalating violence in Israel and the State of Palestine and its serious impact on the most vulnerable in the region: children. We are especially concerned about the reports of hostage taking and kidnapping, and attacks deliberately targeting civilians, including children. We call on all parties involved to prioritize […]
Child sexual abuse survivors urge tech companies to act now to protect children
A landmark letter, signed by 104 survivors and civil society organisations across 24 countries, compels tech bosses to take responsibility for the safety of their products, including end-to-end encrypted services
A global coalition of more than 100 sexual abuse survivors, families and child safety experts have demanded tech companies act now to make sure their platforms are safe for children. Published by the NSPCC, one of our members in the United Kingdom, the letter to tech bosses has been spearheaded by a survivor who was […]
Draft Resolution to Prevent and Combat Child Sexual Abuse
Letter of Support
Child Helpline International is a signatory to a letter addressed to Members of the European Parliament and Representatives of Member States in the Council of the European Union, in support of the proposal for a Regulation currently being considered by the EU to prevent and combat child sexual abuse. Major parts of the Regulation seek […]
Annual Review / Annual Accounts 2022
Our Annual Review and Annual Accounts for the year 2022 are now available. Please click on the link below to read and/or download the online versions of these documents. Copies of our full audited accounts are also available upon request. Annual Review/Annual Accounts 2022
Voices of Children & Young People Affected by the War in Ukraine
To influence policymaking through reliable evidence, we collected monthly data on the nature and volume of contacts received by child helplines in the region. This data allowed us to gain insights into the challenges faced by Ukrainian refugees and their families, as well as local children. In this report, we delve into the demographic characteristics […]