Calls to ChildLine about depression and mental health (ChildLine Casenotes)

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Calls to ChildLine about depression and mental health

Front cover of Calls to ChildLine about depression and mental health ChildLine Casenotes is a series of reports based on analysis of calls to ChildLine, a free confidential helpline for children and young people in the UK provided by the NSPCC.

Calls to ChildLine about depression and mental health (PDF, 364KB) reports what children and young people told ChildLine about mental health issues, including suicide, self-harm and eating problems, in 2005/06.

Key findings

Over 6,000 (6,087) children and young people called ChildLine in 2005/06 to talk about mental health issues.
An additional 8,376 young people called about other problems, including mental health.
A total of 14,463 children and young people spoke to ChildLine about mental health issues (among other subjects) in 2005/06, making mental health the fourth most commonly discussed issue for children and young people.

This Casenote is one of a series sponsored by Amlin, a London-based insurer, as part of their 2007 Charity and Community Programme. www.amlin.com