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Over half of all calls to Childline from Northern Ireland have focused on children struggling with mental health issues in the past year. New figures from the NSPCC revealed that from 2022/23 55% of the 4,038 counselling sessions delivered to children in Northern Ireland focused on mental and emotional health and wellbeing (Credit Childline)

55% NI calls to Childline focus on children struggling with mental health issues

More than 100 children in Northern Ireland reached out for help with body image issues and eating disorders over the last year, according to the NSPCC

More children struggle with eating disorders over the summer holidays

Huge changes are coming to WhatsApp messenger app

WhatsApp now allows users to hide intimate chats - how it works

Enjoy a Bluebell Walk at Baronscourt Estate on May 16 and and help raise funds for NSPCC

Bluebell Walk at Baronscourt Estate for NSPCC

The number of extreme sexual abuse content towards children online has doubled since 2020

How to keep children safe online amidst growing online sexual abuse

Keira Aiken, 15, a pupil at Belfast High School, who has written and composed Bully – A New Musical

NI schoolgirl brings children’s book about bullying to the stage

Britain's astronaut Tim Peake gestures as his space suit is tested at the Russian-leased Baikonur cosmodrome (photo: Getty Images)

First News: Peake viewing as Tim Peake hosts brand new space programme

FIFA World Cup 2022: Children at greater risk of domestic abuse

CAPTION: Aoife Murphy (right) from Newry, Co Down, pictured at the recent Labour Party Conference in Liverpool, alongside fellow NSPCC Young People’s Board for Change members, Rachel Talbot (left) from Scotland and Elan Oldrey (centre) from Wales

Co Down schoolgirl stresses need for Online Safety Bill at Labour Conference

Letter to the editor

Someone to talk to about school fears

There is no legal age that a child can be left home alone but it is against the law to do so if it puts them at risk

NSPCC advice on leaving children at home alone over the holiday

A still image from the Childline video

Plan to get boys talking about mental health issues

TV stars Ant and Dec will deliver the online safety assemblies in schools

NI schools join online assembly hosted by Ant & Dec

Natalie Whelehan, NSPCC NI

Executive must introduce law to ban smacking, says NSPCC NI

The tool originally was piloted early last year (Photo: Shutterstock)

Young people can report and remove nude images of themselves online using new to...

New campaign from Causeway PCSP aims to keep young people safe online
Causeway Coast and Glens Policing and Community Safety Partnership has collaborated with the NSPCC, Education Authority, and the Northern and Western Health Trusts on a new digital internet safety campaign aimed at young people.

Michelle Duffy now works for the NSPCC

Brave Michelle shares heartrending story of surviving childhood neglect and sexu...

NSPCC help to keep children safe online

A scene from the educational play for secondary school pupils 'Last Orders' which will be delivered virtually to schools across the Borough. Image courtesy of Solomon Theatre Company

PCSP online theatre project for pupils

NSPCC campaigner Marcus Hunter-Neill

Stars line up for NSPCC’s virtual Christmas cabaret

Pictured launching the campaign is Joanne McMaster, Supporter Fundraising Manager at NSPCC Northern Ireland and Gordon Cruikshanks, Head of Sales Operations at Lidl Northern Ireland

Lidl customers given chance to bag their Christmas shop for just £1 as trolley d...

Join Leona Lewis at a virtual concert in aid of Childline

Pictured announcing the partnership extension are Angela Connan, Corporate Social Responsibility Manager at Lidl Northern Ireland and Joanne McMaster, Supporter Fundraising Manager at NSPCC

Lidl charity partnership with NSPCC blossoms

Simon Curtis

Simon urges people to sign up as Childine counsellors

During lockdown one eight-year-old girl told Childline that she felt her family did not care about her. (Photo posed by model)

NSCPCC’s Childline sees over 25% rise in calls from NI children during Covid-19 ...

Basil Brush with a copy of the story

Basil Brush helps children in lockdown

Michelle Duffy

Sexual abuse survivor fundraises for charity which helped her
A Co Antrim social worker and survivor of sexual abuse has run 100 kilometres in 30 days to raise much needed funds for NSPCC Northern Ireland.

Calls to NSPCC Cymru have "surged" during the coronavirus lockdown (Shutterstock)

Calls to child abuse helpline have 'soared' during coronavirus lockdown - these ...

Here’s how to keep kids safe online - according to new government guidelines

Letter to the editor

NSPCC: Young people can be lonely at home

Digital safety and wellbeing resource

Julian Jarrold and Susie Farrell at 'Sulphur & White' World Premiere at The Curzon Mayfair, London on 27 February 2020

Hillsborough writer pens NSPCC film

DirectorJulian Jarrold and writer Susie Farrell at the ‘Sulphur and White’ world premiere at The Curzon Mayfair, London

NI writer Susie Farrell brings child abuse story to big screen

Adrian Somerville.

Christmas Day helpline role for Greenisland man