What do you call Kids Helpline?
You can call us on 1800 55 1800, anytime and for any reason. It’s FREE to call – including from your mobile. You can also call from any public phone or landline for free too.
Can you email Kids Helpline?
You can choose the gender of the counsellor you email. Our email inbox is checked from 8am-10pm daily. You can email the same counsellor each time. It’s FREE to email a counsellor, all you need is Internet access.
How do I access Kids Helpline?
Kids Helpline | Phone Counselling Service | 1800 55 1800.
What is child helpline number in India?
Childline is India’s first and the world’s largest, 24-hour telephonic helpline service that is accessible to anyone calling on 1098. It works for children in distress across the country. Any call made on the Childline is answered by a trained Contact Officer in any of the six call centres across India.
What is child helpline?
A Child helpline is the voice of children. Children call in seeking assistance for a range of services like rescue from abuse, bullying, feeling suicidal to unwanted and underage pregnancies or about difficulties in families.
When should I call my child helpline?
Anyone can call the number and report physical, mental or sexual abuse of children, any possibility of trafficking or sexual assault, or other problems like corporal punishment at schools. Also, callers who wish to be unidentified can remain so.
What is the role of child helpline?
It is a 24×7 emergency phone service for children in need of aid and assistance. Childline not only responds to the emergency needs of children but also connects them to relevant services for their long-term care and rehabilitation.
Who started Indian Child Helpline?
Subsequently, the Government of India established the Childline across India in 1998-99, under Ministry of Women and Child Development, as an umbrella organisation to support and monitor services across India, while also serving as link between the ministry and various NGOs working the field and in year 2021 brought
Who started Childline in India?
In 2006-07, the Ministry for Women and Child Development (MWCD) granted the exclusive ‘Nodal Mother NGO’ status to CHILDLINE India Foundation in order to set up CHILDLINE services across the country.
Why was Childline set up?
It was established after a helpline set up after a BBC television programme on child abuse was inundated with calls. Television presenter Esther Rantzen realised there was an urgent need for an outlet for vulnerable children – and in some cases adults – to talk about what was then a taboo subject, child abuse.
What happens if I call Childline?
Childline is always there to support you. When you call our free 0800 11 11 number you’ll come through to our switchboard. You’ll then speak to someone who’ll make sure you’d like to talk to a counsellor before putting you into the queue. Once you are in the queue it’s usually only a few minutes until someone answers.
Does Childline call the police?
Childline wants to make sure you’re safe and sometimes we work with the police to do that. But most of the time we don’t tell anyone what you say to us. We can keep it confidential even if you tell us you’re doing something illegal like stealing or taking drugs – we don’t work with the police in that way.