The child protection charity the NSPCC intends to double the number of children it helps through its phone helplines. Measures being introduced from February will allow about 80,000 calls to be answered, nearly twice as many as at present. John Cameron, head of NSPCC helplines, said they offered 'confidential advice and counselling with a qualified child protection officer, 24 hours a day, seven days a week'. The helpline number is 0808 800 5000.
The child protection charity the NSPCC intends to double the number of children it helps through its phone helplines. Measures being introduced from February will allow about 80,000 calls to be answered, nearly twice as many as at present. John Cameron, head of NSPCC helplines, said they offered 'confidential advice and counselling with a qualified child protection officer, 24 hours a day, seven days a week'. The helpline number is 0808 800 5000.
