2021 News and opinion

Our news stories and opinion pieces from this year.

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.

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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.

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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

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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16 APRIL 2021

Concerned girl checking her phone during coronavirus lockdown

Support for end-to-end encryption increases if child safety can be protected

Private messaging is the frontline of child sexual abuse online and we are calling for an urgent reset of debates on end-to-end encryption.

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01 APRIL 2021

Young girl on phone outside next to a fence

Our new helpline for people who have experienced sexual harassment or abuse in education

Our new dedicated helpline supports anyone who has been abused, or has concerns about abuse in education.

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31 MARCH 2021

How young people are shaping the future of the NSPCC

Young people's voices must be listened to. We've launched the Young People's Board for Change which gives young people the chance to influence our work and decision making.

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