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The Voices of Children and Young People
Ravi R. PrasadHead of Policy and Research
Child Helpline International
Giving a voice to children and young people
Child Helplines around the World
• Child Helpline International is a unique, global network of national civil society and government organisations providing counselling, care and protection to children and young people in their countries.
• CHI has 173 members in 141 countries.• Established in 2003, CHI is marking its 10th anniversary this
year.• Over the past 10 years more than 126 million contacts have
been made with its member child helplines by children and young people seeking care and protection.
What Are Children and Young People Telling Us ?• 126 million contacts with child helplines in 10 years.
• 85 million contacts: test calls, unanswered calls, pranks or silent calls.
• One in three calls are unanswered -> lack resources.
• Only 41 million contacts were responded to. In many cases the reasons for contacting are not specified.
• Annually, The number of contacts increase by 5% per child helpline.
• Outreach, free posts, bulletin boards, radio programmes.
17%
17%
16%15%
13%
6%
5%
3%
3%2%
1% 1% 1%
Global Reasons For Contact 2003-2012Peer relationships
Abuse and Violence
Psycho-social, mental health
Family relationships
Sexuality and sexual awareness
School related
Homelessness/runaways/basic needs
Legal matters
Physical health
Substance use and abuse
HIV/AIDS infected/affected children
Commercial Exploitation
Discrimination
Different Forms of Abuse and Violence 2003-2012
Adoption issues
New family/blended family
Bereavement
Child custody and access
Maintenance and child support
Parents with addiction and/or mental health problems
Sibling relationship
Divorced/separated parents/parents in conflict
Parent/child relationships
0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 30% 35% 40% 45%
2%
3%
5%
5%
6%
6%
8%
23%
42%
Family Relationships
• Abuse and Violence in schools.
• Teachers reportedly commit a large proportion of abuse and violence.
Emerging Issues
Emerging Issues
• MDG’s Are Not Being Achieved
• Children Affected By Conflict
• Children Unhappy in Developed Countries
• Bullying and Cyberbullying - Menace in Young Peoples Lives
The MDG’s Are Not Being Achieved
Child Helplines in Conflict Zones• Child helplines are acces to safety nets for children and young
people in conflict zones.
• Children and young people in conflict zones suffer from extreme forms of abuse and violence, psycho-social mental health, deep trauma, neglect and exploitation.
• Sawa, Palestine 130,000 contacts since 2008
• CWIN, Nepal 446,000 contacte during 2003-2009
• Millions of children are able to access care and protection if child helplines are available.
Tot a l
1430
40
2223
53
2352
23
2432
88
3193
19
3129
34 3560
41
4768
80
4321
96
6730
14
2003200420052006200720082009201020112012
Psycho-social Mental Health in High and Very High HDI Countries
20032004
20052006
20072008
20092010
20112012
0
20000
40000
60000
80000
100000
120000
140000
Bullying 2003-2012
Call For Action:
Financial allocations must be made at the national and global level to ensure access to child helplines, in order to protect children and young people from abuse, violence and exploitation.
You Can Make a Difference• Listen to children and young people – they speak to child
helplines
• Support and strengthen child helplines
• Child helplines are the key access points for children and young people to reach services
• Use child helpline data as evidence for policy making
THANK YOU
for
Listening
to
Children and Young People
info@childhelplineinternational.orgwww.childhelplineinternational.org