Helpline ready to support hundreds of children struggling over festive period
The free and confidential helpline funded by the NSPCC is providing more counselling sessions year-on-year on Christmas Day.
Dedicated volunteer counsellors will be available all hours to ensure children and young people have someone to talk to.
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Hide AdLast Christmas Eve, Christmas Day and Boxing Day Childline delivered 1,819 counselling sessions, a 10 per cent increase on the same days in the previous year. On Christmas Day 2017 volunteers carried out 511 counselling sessions with children – up from 495 in 2016 and 409 in 2015 and the free and confidential helpline is preparing for a deluge of calls.