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 […]
The Livingstone Declaration
We, the members of the Child Helpline International network of child helplines, reaffirm our unwavering commitment to the rights and wellbeing of children and young people worldwide, on this occasion of the 11th International Consultation of Child Helplines in Livingstone, Zambia, June 2025. Guided by the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child, […]
Children & Young People Affected by the War in Ukraine
Child Helpline Data
Since the beginning of the war in Ukraine, more than 14 million Ukrainian refugees have crossed borders seeking safety. Child helplines across Europe have expanded their services to cater to the needs of these individuals, offering Ukrainian-speaking counselling services. Together with our child helpline members in Ukraine (La Strada), Poland (FDDS), Hungary (Kék Vonal), Slovakia […]
Amplifying the Voices of Children & Young People in Europe
Key Insights from 2023 Child Helpline Data on Mental Health and Violence
This report brings together data from 2023 from 36 child helplines across Europe, highlighting the essential role they play in supporting children and young people through some of their most challenging experiences. The findings of this report reveal an urgent need for more robust support systems to address mental health and violence – two key […]
Voices of Children & Young People Around the World
Global Child Helpline Data from 2023
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. […]
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 […]
Addressing the Needs of Ukrainian Child Refugees
Insights from the Community and Country Reports
Since the beginning of the war in Ukraine, more than 14 million Ukrainian refugees have crossed borders seeking safety, with Europe hosting around 6 million of them – primarily women and children. This has resulted in a high rate of family separation – about 70% – and has left children and young people particularly vulnerable […]
CSO Forum to End Violence Against Children: Call to Action
As a member of the CSO Forum to End Violence Against Children, Child Helpline International joins its partners in issuing the following Call to Action, in advance of the first ever global Ministerial Conference on Ending Violence Against Children in November. Despite significant progress over the past decade, 1 billion children—half of all girls and […]
Recommendations for the implementation of the EU Anti-Trafficking Directive
Turning children's rights commitment to good practices
Together with our partners Child Helpline International is offering a series of recommendations for the implementation of the European Union’s Anti-Trafficking Directive. As civil society organizations with decades of experience at national, EU and international levels in promoting and defending children’s rights, we welcome the introduction of child, disability and gender rights in the Directive. […]
Statement on the Impact of Conflict on Children and Young People in Gaza
We are horrified by the devastating impact of conflict on the lives and safety of children and young people across Gaza. Every war, anywhere in the world, is a war against children. In Gaza, which is now the world’s most dangerous place in which to be a child, the suffering is astounding. More than 15,000 […]