New Childline data reveals that the service delivered more than 4,500 counselling sessions to young people across the UK experiencing loneliness in 2024/25. During last July and August, numbers of counselling sessions on the topic were above monthly average. Childline reminds young people that they are always available if they need a safe and confidential […]
New figures from the NSPCC reveal that in the past year, 55% of all Childline counselling sessions where the child stated that they were in Northern Ireland, focused on mental and emotional health and wellbeing. In 2022/23, Childline delivered 4,038 counselling sessions to children in Northern Ireland, 2,219 (55%) of which focused on all mental
Childline, the counselling service run by the NSPCC, reveals new data showing that 40% of all the counselling sessions they delivered last year on eating disorders and body image took place in the summer months (June to September). Across the whole year – April 2022 to March 2023 – Childline delivered 4,179 counselling sessions across
Childline in Foyle has been selected to be one of only 4 bases, across the UK, to run an all-night service Seven new staff members are being recruited to work at the base Childline’s base in Foyle is expanding. The office at Exchange House, in the city centre, currently houses 16 staff and a large team of amazing
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From April 2021 to March 2022, the service’s trained counsellors delivered 1,242 counselling sessions to children with worries about the world compared to 889 from the same period in 2018/19. This is an issue affecting children of all ages, however, the service has seen a particular uplift in counselling sessions with under 11s, up 38%
Over the past year Childline has delivered 15,515 counselling sessions where children have spoken about the abuse they have suffered or are experiencing. In 2,267 of those counselling sessions children revealed abuse for the first time. And of these, a fifth of disclosures took place during December 2021 and January 2022, with the youngest child
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This Christmas season is set to be one like no other, and this year Lidl Northern Ireland is hoping to brighten spirits (and budgets) by giving shoppers the chance to win their entire Christmas shop for just £1 by purchasing a ticket to the retailer’s annual Trolley Dash in aid of charity partner, NSPCC Northern
Children’s charity Childline carried out almost 387 suicide counselling sessions last year involving children from Northern Ireland. The figures, released today, show an increase from 2015-16 when 349 young people received counselling from the free and confidential helpline. Across the UK, the NSPCC’s round-the-clock service delivered 22,456 counselling sessions – up 15 per cent from
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