2024 News and opinion

Our news stories and opinion pieces from 2024.

04 SEPTEMBER 2024

We've appointed RSPCA’s Chris Sherwood as our new Chief Executive

We've appointed RSPCA’s Chris Sherwood as new Chief Executive

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17 JANUARY 2024

78% of surveyed local authorities want to provide more support to children in care to reunite with their families

Our new research with Action for Children reveals that more children in care in England could return to their families with better support.

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15 JULY 2024

A young child sat on the floor looking sad.

Our Helpline has seen a 65% increase in adult concerns about children being left home alone

Last year, our Helpline supported over 7,800 contacts where concerns about a child being left home alone or unsupervised was mentioned, with more than half of contacts resulting in a referral to a local authority.

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14 FEBRUARY 2024

Rise in calls to Childline about in-patient mental health treatment

Calls to Childline about in-patient mental health treatment increased by almost a fifth in 2023. Along with other children's charities, we're urging all political parties to address the escalating mental health crisis faced by children and young people.

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12 DECEMBER 2024

Our response to the Sara Sharif verdict

Our thoughts go out to all those who loved and cared for Sara in a life that was marked by so much pain and suffering.

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30 JANUARY 2024

Introducing our inaugural gaming festival to help tackle child abuse

Our new ‘Game Safe’ festival takes place in February and features a range of workshops and an in-person esports safeguarding conference which covers child protection within the gaming industry.

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05 AUGUST 2024

Two teenagers taking pictures with each other.

Overwhelming majority of parents believe in-person play has a positive impact on their child’s wellbeing

During the summer holidays, we want to remind children and families of the benefits of all types of play.

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21 JUNE 2024

A child wearing a yellow bodywarmer is looking at their phone

Childline supports thousands of young people on gender and sexuality

As we celebrate Pride Month, we’re also reminding children and young people in the UK that Childline is here for them.

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11 SEPTEMBER 2024

Almost 40% of all our Helpline referrals involve children aged 5 and under

The government must invest in early years services to better protect babies and young children.

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