# childline - Saturday 26 December, 2020
# Call For Help
# Call For Help
Children who contacted the helpline raised issues such as mental health difficulties, family tensions, and isolation.
# childline - Thursday 24 December, 2020
# Childline
# Childline
ISPCC Childline volunteer Lee Daly says many of the children calling in are struggling with all the extra issues brought about by the changes of 2020.
# childline - Tuesday 30 June, 2020
# Childline
# Childline
The number of contacts to Childline .ie doubled compared to the same period in 2019.
# childline - Wednesday 25 March, 2020
# Never Give Up On A Child
# Never Give Up On A Child
Hozier will be the first to participate on Friday.
# childline - Friday 20 March, 2020
# Child Abuse
# Child Abuse
The ISPCC said home is not a happy place for all children and they do not have their regular support network in schools anymore.
# childline - Thursday 26 December, 2019
# Childline
# Childline
Volunteers with the charity answered 793 calls, online contacts and texts from children yesterday.
# childline - Wednesday 26 December, 2018
# Mental Health
# Mental Health
Childline saw it’s seventh millionth phone call earlier this year – we sat down with some volunteers to see what Childline means to them.
# Childline
# Childline
The number represents a 25% increase on last year’s contacts.
# childline - Saturday 8 September, 2018
# Cannonball 2018
# Cannonball 2018
Cannonball 2018 kicked off from Malahide Castle yesterday morning.
# childline - Monday 28 May, 2018
# Abuse
# Abuse
72% of phone calls answered by the charity came from males.
# childline - Monday 7 May, 2018
# A Safe Space
# A Safe Space
There is also concern about children talking to strangers online when they play these games.
# childline - Thursday 1 March, 2018
# Storm Emma
# Storm Emma
The government has urged everyone across the country to be at home from 4pm today.
# childline - Tuesday 26 December, 2017
# ISPCC
# ISPCC
Some got in touch because they were worried about abuse while others simply needed company.
# childline - Monday 25 December, 2017
# Helpline
# Helpline
A team of Childline volunteers are giving up their own Christmas to offer support to hundreds of children who will need to talk to someone.
# childline - Tuesday 6 June, 2017
# Childline
# Childline
The charity said it had consulted with over 150 children while developing the campaign.
# childline - Monday 26 December, 2016
# Please Help
# Please Help
Alcohol abuse was consistently mentioned by worried children who contacted the charity on Christmas Day.
# childline - Saturday 26 December, 2015
# Abuse
# Abuse
Some got in touch because they were worried about alcohol abuse while others simply needed company.
# childline - Friday 4 September, 2015
# Opinion
# Opinion
Domestic violence can happen to anyone- regardless of their age, writes Alex O’Keefe.
# childline - Sunday 19 July, 2015
# Column
# Column
After seven years of volunteering, I’ve learned a few things about young people that are worth sharing.
# childline - Sunday 26 April, 2015
# Free To Talk
# Free To Talk
She said, “I call myself a victor sometimes because everyday is a victory over it.”
# childline - Monday 20 April, 2015
# Mental Health
# Mental Health
Childline answered over 1,200 calls every day in 2014.
# childline - Friday 26 December, 2014
# Vital Help
# Vital Help
The charity had warned it would have to close its nighttime service — but a funding deal means it will now be able to stay open round-the-clock.
# childline - Monday 22 December, 2014
# Threat Lifted
# Threat Lifted
The service had warned it would have to close during nighttime hours, unless essential funding could be raised.
# childline - Sunday 30 November, 2014
# Maybe This Christmas
From The Daily Edge
# Maybe This Christmas
Kind of. Shake THAT off, Taylor.
# childline - Tuesday 4 November, 2014
# SOS
# SOS
The charity needs €1.2 million in funding.
# childline - Sunday 10 August, 2014
# Support
# Support
The ISPCC is looking for volunteers for its Childline service.
# childline - Saturday 31 May, 2014
# Every Little Helps
# Every Little Helps
Last week Childline said its service deals not just with abuse children, but with children who are worried about the recession and how it’s impacted on their families.
# childline - Thursday 29 May, 2014
# Children
# Children
Childline should be expanding. Instead we’re faced with the awful possibility that a child calling in desperation might have no one to answer their call.
# childline - Tuesday 27 May, 2014
# Childline
# Childline
Ahead of the charity’s AGM in Dublin today, the ISPCC said it is now at breaking point and could be forced to close Childline at night – when children need them most.
# Funding
# Funding
Some volunteers say they have been abused when fundraising by members of the public.
# childline - Friday 16 May, 2014
# Childline
# Childline
Figures from Childline indicate children are more comfortable talking about mental health on the web, with 20 per cent of online contacts relating to this area.
# childline - Thursday 26 December, 2013
# Volunteers
# Volunteers
The figure represents a 20 per cent increase on last Christmas.
# childline - Friday 8 November, 2013
# Kindness Week
# Kindness Week
Childline received the most pledged kind deeds this week, receiving a cheque for €60,000.
# childline - Monday 4 November, 2013
# Caring
# Caring
Survey finds that while young Irish men are ranked least kind – people are also less likely to BE kind to young men.
# childline - Friday 1 November, 2013
# Solitaire
# Solitaire
Starcamp participants have put together a cover of the song Solitaire to raise money for the helpline.
# childline - Wednesday 17 July, 2013
# Read Me
# Read Me
Volunteering with Childline can be challenging and difficult at times, write a group of volunteers from Childline Cork, who say although it can be heart-wrenching it is worth it.
# childline - Monday 31 December, 2012
# Opinion
# Opinion
The true mark of maturity, however, is to stop beating ourselves up over not being the perfect adult – and to resolve to be a better kid.
# childline - Wednesday 26 December, 2012
# Childline
# Childline
The news comes as Childline – which does not receive government funding – says it is concerned about its finances in 2013.
# childline - Monday 21 May, 2012
# Daily Fix
# Daily Fix
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