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ChildLine counsels more than 3,000 children in care

Every year thousands of children are taken into care, and while most receive the love and support they so desperately crave, many of them are neglected and even abused by those given the responsibility of looking after them.

New figures from NSPCC’s ChildLine Service show that over 3,000 children in the last year called the service to talk about problems about being in care.

In the following podcast, we hear from ChildLine supporter, mentor for children in care and TV personality Chris Parker and Sue Minto, Head of ChildLine.

 

 

For further information and to download the full report, visit www.nspcc.org.uk or www.ChildLine.org.uk

 

 
     
 
     
 
 
 
 
 
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