Home alone

Is your child ready to be left home alone? Our advice can help you decide and also make sure they're kept safe when you aren't there.

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NSPCC

Everything we do protects children today and prevents abuse tomorrow, to transform society for every childhood.

That’s why we’re here and that’s what drives all of our work. But it’s only possible with your support.

Sally's story

"I needed someone to talk to about but there just wasn’t anyone there for me." Childline counsellors were there for Sally to help her to cope with a difficult homelife and bullying at school.

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What you can do

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Give a voice to children when no one is listening. Become a campaigner and help us demand that all children are worth fighting for.

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Child protection training for tutors

If you tutor children or young people, you need to make sure you're protecting them from harm. Our elearning course supports you in protecting young people from abuse and responding to child protection concerns.

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Featured news and stories

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.