The Latest Breaking News from Childline

The charity wants local folk to spare a few hours of their time to help youngsters

‘Big Boys Don’t Cry’ is partly based on the true story of Paul Connolly’s childhood

PHILADELPHIA — A Pennsylvania grand jury investigating conditions inside Delaware County’s youth detention facility — which was emptied in March 2021 after allegations of rampant abuse were raised — has found systemic problems and a “dangerous absence of oversight” enabled violence, sexual abuse and other maltreatment.

Despite these increases, the charity is seeing a drop in volunteers across Northern Ireland

Nearly half of Brits plan to be more charitable this festive season compared to last year - with food and clothes donations also high on the list

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The new city centre hub means families can come in for face-to-face support as they use services such as ones helping them recover from domestic or sexual abuse

States will be given “flexibility” to keep social workers as call operators

Many are up in arms because Childline 1098 has been a very effective and successful project, and is meant exclusively for children, unlike 112, which deals with emergencies related to police matters, health and women’s safety