Statement in Support of The Trevor Project
Child Helpline International stands in solidarity with its member, The Trevor Project, which focuses specifically on helping LGBTQ youth, in the face of the troubling official confirmation from the US administration that it will cut off funding to the organization. The loss of federal funding for these vital services threatens the lives and wellbeing of […]
Year of Reparation: Cross-Border Child Protection, Climate Change and Children’s Rights in Africa
Regional Representative of African Child Helplines Addresses the 45th ACERWC Session in Lesotho
Our Regional Representative for Africa, Michael Marwa, delivered a powerful statement during the opening days of the 45th Ordinary Session of the African Committee of Experts on the Rights and Welfare of the Child (ACERWC), held in Maseru, Lesotho. The session brought together governments, civil society, youth, and development partners under the AU’s 2025 theme: […]
Mental Health, Violence, Relationships: Key Insights from 2023 European Child Helpline Data
As the Secretary General of the Swedish child helpline BRIS, and as the Regional Representative for Europe for Child Helpline International, I have witnessed first-hand the profound impact child helplines can have on the lives of children and young people. In 2023 alone, more than a million children and young people reached out for support […]