The Role of Child Helplines in Protecting Children in Europe Against Sexual Exploitation & Abuse

Prevention, Detection and Victim Support Position Paper and Child Helpline Data – April 2023 It needs to be easier for children and adults to report child sexual exploitation and abuse, and access to trauma-informed, child-friendly, high-quality support for victims must be improved. It also needs to be easier for law enforcement to detect, investigate and […]
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 […]
Реагування на кризу в Україні: Як обрати телефонну лінію довіри для дітей

Що таке «телефонна лінія довіри для дітей»? Телефонні лінії довіри для дітей готові щодня приймати дзвінки від дітей, підлітків та їхніх опікунів. Ти можеш розповісти консультанту телефонної лінії довіри для дітей про що завгодно, зокрема про будь-які випадки жорстокого поводження, нехтування, насильства або експлуатації, яких можеш зазнавати. Також ти можеш поговорити з консультантом про свої […]
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 […]
Harmful Practices in the Eastern & Southern Africa Region

Data on contacts concerning “Harmful Practices”: child marriage and FGM
eLearning Platform: Our Courses

Child Helpline International’s eLearning platform is an exclusive resource for our member child helplines. We’re constantly developing more tailor-made learning resources in consultation with members, partners and subject matter experts – all of which are specifically designed for child helpline staff. Our courses are also available in lots of different languages. This page will be […]
eLearning Platform: Frequently Asked Questions

Child Helpline International’s eLearning platform is available as a resource for our members. Keep reading for our Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs). How can I find the Child Helpline International eLearning platform? You can access the eLearning platform at elearning.childhelplineinternational.org I have an account but I forgot my password. What should I do? Go to elearning.childhelplineinternational.org Click […]
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 […]
Ukraine Crisis Response: Finding a Child Helpline

Українська сторінка What is a child helpline? Child helplines are here to listen to children, young people and their caregivers every day. You can share anything with a child helpline counsellor, including talking about any abuse, neglect, violence or exploitation that you may be experiencing. You can also talk to the counsellor about your feelings, […]