Every young person’s experience of the pandemic and lockdown has been different. Some have been confronted with new challenges during this period and are finding new ways to cope. Others may have limited contact with a trusted adult or someone with a safeguarding responsibility who they can turn to for support.
We invited Kirsty Donnelly and Robert Burns who both work for
Childline to talk to us about what children and young people have been telling them in counselling sessions and online message boards. You’ll hear about:
- children’s thoughts and worries over the last couple of months
- a change in the way children and young people have been contacting Childline
- how Childline has adapted and adjusted their online and counselling services and dealt with new issues they haven’t had to consider or tackle before
- how children have been supporting each other through Childline’s online communities
- the child protection issues that may emerge as we transition back to the ‘new normal’.
