Suicidal thoughts, mental health and the 1147 Line
Suicidal thoughts and suicide attempts “I need you to know that after this call, if this doesn’t work, I’m going to end it all“; with words like these we receive many requests for help, in search of a chance to survive the hopelessness and unrelenting pain. Suicidal thoughts and suicide attempts are risk behaviours that […]
Mental Health Information
In support of Child Helpline International’s Mental Health Awareness Campaign, we at Linea Azul to shed light on our work in Uruguay. Children and young people in Uruguay, as in other countries, have been showing an increasing interest and concern to delve deeper into their mental health. LINEA AZUL receives requests for intervention which, in […]
Breaking the stigma
HOPELINEUK is a suicide prevention helpline operated by PAPYRUS, a UK charity dedicated to the prevention of suicide. We believe that many young suicides are preventable. HOPLELINEUK is a free and confidential call, text and email service that supports young people age 35 and under across the UK that are experiencing thoughts of suicide, and […]
Covid-19 and Mental Health in Switzerland: pt 1
“Back in February 2021, a Child Helpline International member published a Coronavirus Report with the aim of providing an overview of current studies examining the multiple impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic on the mental health of children/young people and young adults. This update summarizes new findings from ongoing studies and covers topics such as mental […]
Emotional Support Line for Families “Contigo”
The Emotional Support Line for Families “Contigo” (Dominican Republic) was created in response to the psychological and emotional situations resulting from the confinement by COVID-19, which were present in all persons. It includes care services for Creole speakers and people with hearing disabilities through sign language via video calls. This helpline focuses on children and […]
Youth Mental Health: The experience of the Italian Helpline
Telefono Azzurro commits to welcoming, fighting and monitoring children and adolescents’ mental health issues on a daily basis. The wellbeing of the youngest in the society is constantly endangered on multiple levels, last but not least the online world: the pandemic made abundantly clear the urgency to prioritize and address the topic. Data collected in […]
Preventing Bullying
In Greece in 2021, 1 call per day was made to the National Helpline for Children SOS 1056 of “The Smile of the Child” for psychological support in cases of bullying In 202,1 45.57% of all calls to the National Helpline for Children SOS 1056 were made by children seeking psychological assistance. In fact, 28.81% […]
Let’s talk about psychological health
We usually well know and hear about the impotency to keep fit own physical health – do sport, healthy food, without bad habits, drinking water 1,5 during the day, etc. Nobody will argue with that fact how important to lead a healthy lifestyle. At the same time, we must remember, that physical health is an […]
Youth Mental Health: How child helplines support children and young people with their mental health concerns
According to the World Health Organization[1], one in seven 10 to 19-year-olds in the world lives with a mental disorder. Child helplines play a crucial role in supporting these children and young people globally, day in and day out. Our latest report presents data on the contacts received by 103 of our child helpline members […]
Suicide prevention
One of the parameters used to assess the level of mental health and social well-being in any society is suicidal behavior. In most cases, adolescents decide on suicidal intentions in order to draw the attention of parents, teachers, because they have unrequited feelings for the opposite sex or because of their social environment. This act […]