Data: Shining a Light on Child Sexual Abuse and Exploitation

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As of February 2025, we’re proud to have become a partner of Childlight, the global child safety institute dedicated to using data to expose and investigate the scale and nature of child sexual abuse and exploitation (CSEA) worldwide. We’re pleased that data collected from our child helpline members is featured in the latest edition of the […]

Global Child Helpline Data from 2023

Voices of Children & Youg People Around the World

Voices of Children & Young People Around the World – Global Child Helpline Data from 2023 is our latest annual publication showcasing the vital work of child helplines worldwide. This report represents the collective efforts of 80 child helpline members in 73 countries, capturing millions of contacts and providing invaluable insights into the realities children […]

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. […]

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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 […]

Voices of Children & Young People Around the World

Global Child Helpline Data from 2022

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. […]

Responding to the War in Ukraine

A year ago, in response to the ongoing war in Ukraine, which has forced millions of people to flee their homes, we initiated the “Hearing the voices of Ukrainian children and young people: child helplines responding to the Ukraine crisis” project. This project, funded by UNICEF’s Europe and Central Asia Regional Office, aimed to amplify […]

Child Helpline Data on (Online) Child Sexual Exploitation and Abuse in Europe

Child helplines play a key role in the prevention, detection and victim support when it comes to addressing (online) child sexual exploitation and abuse, as discussed in this recent blog by my colleague, Ronja Ulvfot. In addition, child helplines also play a key role in collecting and analysing reliable, anonymous data on this highly sensitive […]