2021 News and opinion

Our news stories and opinion pieces from this year.

06 SEPTEMBER 2021

Two girls in school uniform walking home together through a playground

Schools abuse helpline receives over 650 contacts as pupils urged to get in touch with concerns

Our specialised helpline works directly with the Department of Education to support children and young people who've experienced abuse at school. Whenever the abuse happened – we’re here to help.

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24 AUGUST 2021

Record high number of recorded grooming crimes lead to calls for stronger online safety legislation

Online grooming crimes recorded by police jumped by around 70% in the last three years reaching an all-time high in 2021.

47456 Views

16 AUGUST 2021

Childline delivers nearly 5,000 counselling sessions to children about eating and body image disorders

In 2020/21 Childline has seen an increase in children and young people having concerns about eating disorders and body image compared with the previous year.

10682 Views

24 JUNE 2021

18 charities, including the NSPCC, join forces to ‘Shape the Future with Volunteering’

Along with 17 other charities, we've launched our shared commitment to support all communities across the UK to be dynamic and welcoming places for volunteering.

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22 JUNE 2021

Childline’s new tool helps young people remove nude images shared online

Childline has launched the Report Remove tool with the IWF to help young people remove nude images of themselves from the internet.

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18 JUNE 2021

Childline delivers more than 5,000 counselling sessions about gender identity and sexuality in a year

We’ve seen a 29% increase in the number of young people speaking about coming out compared with last year. During Pride Month - and all year long - we’re here to provide young people with a source of support.

11733 Views

24 MAY 2021

Report Abuse in Education helpline receives hundreds of calls since launching in April

Report Abuse in Education helpline, which was launched to report child sexual abuse and harassment in education settings, has received 353 calls since opening on 1 April.

18373 Views

14 MAY 2021

Thousands of young people speak to Childline about mental health and abuse during the pandemic

Nearly 90,000 counselling sessions were delivered in the last year by our Childline service to young people worried about mental health or abuse.

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29 APRIL 2021

A young boy sitting on his bed looking sad.

Calls to the NSPCC helpline surge during the pandemic

A record number of adults concerned about children called the NSPCC helpline in the last 12 months, with adults' health and behaviour the top concern.

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