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Is that domestic abuse helpline? Reports of spousal abuse going up ties in with that. No work, no school = no place to get away from the arsehole abuser.
hippy-
Domestic abuse is one part of it, kids can call with any problems they may have - bullying, loneliness, family breakup, as well as the core issues of negligence, violence, sexual, verbal and mental abuse.
Just imagining what it’s like for a child to be locked in with an abuser without the usual interactions with other trusted adults is horrible. And that’s before you take into account the families who were barely functional before this, and the impacts of claustrophobia, fear, boredom, poverty, insecurity, alcohol etc and so on. This is a heartbreakingly shit time for so many children - so much lasting damage will be done.
kl
The number of counselling sessions Childline undertook went up by 30 times in the first week of lockdown compared to the fortnight before. This is brutal and terrifying for many kids, and for many reasons.