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You can contact Childline about anything. Whatever your worry, it's better out than in. We're here to support you.
There are lots of different ways to speak to a Childline counsellor or get support from other young people.
On Thursday 23rd July from 12am-7:30am you won’t be able to start a 1-2-1 chat and won’t be able to call Childline from 12:30am. You also won’t be able to log into your account from 2am. This is while we do some important work on our systems.
We’re sorry about this, in an emergency you should always call 999.
Ways to get support
Send a message
Send a message from your Childline account and we'll reply within 24 hours. Messages are open from 8am-8pm every day.
Call for free on 0800 1111
The fastest way to reach us. Call for free on any phone and it won't show on the bill.
1-2-1 counsellor chat
Chat with a counsellor in a safe space online about whatever is worrying you.
Sign with us
Chat to a counsellor with help from a British Sign Language interpreter.
Talk to Childline
Did you know?
39% of our counsellors drink coffee.
Watch: Talking to Childline
Write to Ask Sam
Sam answers letters from young people like you every week. Whatever your worry, there’s probably a letter for you.
Anyone can write to Sam, you don’t need to sign up or tell us your name. Sam reads every letter you send, and chooses a few each week to answer on the website.
Report Remove
It can be scary finding out a nude image or video of you has been shared online. But we can help. The Report Remove tool is for young people in the UK — follow the steps below to get your image or video removed from the internet.
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