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Children face greater risk of domestic abuse during World Cup

18 November 2022 / News

We’re calling for the Government to deliver a Victims Bill that legislates for support services for children impacted by domestic abuse.

77% of local authorities offer no specialist support for children who have experienced sexual abuse

15 May 2023 / News

We want the government to focus on funding for these services, as the Victims and Prisoners Bill goes through Parliament.

106% increase in child cruelty and neglect offences in England in the past 5 years

7 December 2023 / News

Our analysis has revealed that recorded offences of adults neglecting, mistreating, or assaulting children have doubled over the last 5 years.

We urge the government to ensure families receive the five health visiting checks they’re entitled to

10 June 2022 / News

19% of babies in 2021 didn’t receive their 12-month health visitor review by the time they were 15-months-old, according to our new analysis of latest Public Health England data.

Facebook end-to-end encryption plans make stopping child abuse online harder

26 March 2021 / News

New plans from Facebook risk turning back the clock on children's online safety. We're calling on the Government to take action now to protect children online.

Half a million children suffer abuse in the UK every year

21 April 2022 / News

New data and research released today paints a worrying picture of the abuse and neglect faced by children. Support children and help us end child abuse by getting involved in Childhood Day 2022.

We All Feel It campaign tackles boys’ mental health and suicide

1 March 2022 / News

Childline launches a campaign to support young people experiencing mental health issues and suicidal feelings

BlueBird Ball 2023

Wander through our Winter Wonderland at this year's BlueBird Ball.

Our six tests for government to create laws to protect children online

30 September 2020 / News

Our How the Wild West Web Should Be Won report sets out how the upcoming Online Harms Bill must set the global standard in protecting children on the web.

New report shows scale of abuse against teenagers

25 August 2020 / News

For the first time, our ‘How safe are our children? report has looked at the scale of abuse against teenagers, and highlights their heightened risk of experiencing physical and sexual abuse offences compared with younger children.