Getting help
Help and advice from the Child Protection in Sport Unit
Helplines
ChildLine is the free, 24-hour helpline for children and young people in the UK. Children and young people can call about any problem, at any time - day or night.
You can contact ChildLine by calling 0800 1111. You can also contact them via email, text or message board. Find out more about the ways to talk to ChildLine.
- NSPCC Helpline on 0808 800 5000. Calls are free unless you call from a mobile phone. The lines are open 24 hours, 7 days a week. There's also a textphone service for anyone with hearing difficulties on 0800 056 0566.
- If the problem happened at a swimming club, you can contact Swimline on 0808 100 4001 or 0800 731 7466.
- Or if the problem happened at a football club, you can contact the Football Association Child Protection Helpline on 0808 800 5000.
If you think a child is in immediate danger, call the
emergency services on 999.
If you are worried about the safety of a child, call the
NSPCC Helpline on 0808 800 5000 or contact us by
textphone on 0800 056 0566.
Websites
- ChildLine is a counselling service for children and young people, which also offers lots of useful information on a wide range of topics affecting young people.
- Bullying UK has lots of advice for children about dealing with bullying. There are also useful links to other advice sites.
- ThinkUknow has the latest information on the sites you like to visit, mobiles and new technology. Find out what's good, what's not and what you can do about it.
- Childnet International helping to make the internet a safe place for children and young people.
- Click Clever, Click Safe has useful guidance to help you enjoy the internet safely. Zip it, Block it and Flag it, this simple Click Clever, Click Safe Code will help to keep you safe online.
- The Child Exploitation and Online Protection (CEOP) Centre is part of UK police and is dedicated to protecting children from sexual abuse wherever they may be. You can report abuse through their site, see below. But if you know about a child or young person who is in immediate danger, risk or you require an urgent response, you must call 999 or your local police.
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