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Information for adults

If you can't find what you are looking for, here are answers to the most common questions we are asked. All adult content about ChildLine is now available on the NSPCC website.

Are you worried about a child?
If you are an adult and are worried about a child, please contact the NSPCC Helpline on 0808 800 5000 or visit their website.

About ChildLine
For more information about the history of ChildLine, Esther Rantzen and ChildLine statistics, please visit the About ChildLine section of the NSPCC website.

Working for ChildLine
If you would like information about the current job vacancies at ChildLine or the NPSCC, please visit the careers website.

Volunteering for ChildLine
Find out more about how to volunteer for ChildLine and get involved in the work we do by visiting the volunteer pages of the NSPCC website.

ChildLine Scotland
To find out more about ChildLine Scotland and the work they do visit the ChildLine Scotland pages on the NSPCC website.

Donate to ChildLine
If you would like to make a donation to ChildLine please visit the donations page on the NSPCC website.

Get Involved with ChildLine
For more information about volunteering, campaigning, or how you can get involved with ChildLine visit the Get Involved section of the NSPCC website.

ChildLine Events
For information about fundraising events or events run by ChildLine, visit the ChildLine events pages of the NSPCC website.

ChildLine Information Sheets/Classroom Resources
To download resources for schools, teacher resources and ChildLine information and advice sheets about a range of issues, please visit the Inform section of the NSPCC website.

ChildLine badges and merchandise
To buy a ChildLine badge or for information on Childline merchandise, visit the shop section of the NSPCC website.

Christmas Cards and Letter from Santa
For information about how to buy NSPCC Christmas cards, e-cards, make a christmas donation or a Letter from Santa plus other Christmas gifts or presents please visit the NSPCC Christmas website

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Information for adults 

Accessibility

We want to make sure everyone can access the information provided on this site

We've put together a few tips and help for you. Please send us a message if you can't find what you're looking for. Or you have a suggestion of something we could include.

Using the keyboard instead of the mouse.
As well as using the tab key to navigate through the screen, the ChildLine website has special access keys:

Alt+S = skip navigation
Alt+1 = home
Alt+0 = accessibility information.

Is the text size too large or too small?
You can change your text settings through your browser options:

In Internet Explorer, go to View > Text size and select your desired text size setting (eg, larger, smaller).

In Firefox, go to View > Text size and increase/decrease using Ctrl and + or -

If you have a scroll wheel on your mouse, you can hold down Ctrl and scroll back or forth to increase or decrease the font size in both IE and Firefox.

Changing your computer screen settings
To change the size of the image shown on your screen on a PC running Windows 95 and upwards, go to Start > Settings > Control Panel > Display > Settings and change the desktop area by using the sliding bar.

On an Apple Mac, you can use the Monitor & Sound Control Panel to change the resolution.

Having difficulty with your keyboard or mouse?
You can fine-tune your mouse and keyboard settings under Start > Settings > Control Panel > Accessibility in Windows 95/98/NT/2000 and XP.

Skipping navigation for talking browsers and screen readers
For speech browsers, you can press Alt and S followed by Enter to skip navigation on our pages.

The site is W3C level A compliant.

 

 

Help

This page contains answers to the most frequently asked questions we receive.  ChildLine is a service for children and young people and adults wanting to find out more about the service or volunteer or donate should visit the NPSCC website.

If there is anything missing from this page that you would like to know about, please use the blue feedback box next to the information to let us know.