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Childline and the Premier League
The Premier League wants to help children and young people feel safe, respected and empowered.
Whatever is on your mind, the Premier League and Childline are here to support you.
Getting advice and support
It’s always okay to ask for help and advice. You might be worried about:
- fitting in, making friends and peer pressure
- pressure to succeed or doing well in your exams
- Coronavirus
- feeling homesick, isolated or alone
- relationships
- being bullied or abused
- something that has happened online
- anxiety or your mental health
- self-harm and suicidal thoughts.
Whether you are worried about something that's happened, your mental health or anything else in your life, you're not alone. There is always support available.
Talk to an adult you trust. This could be a parent or carer, a relative, someone at your football club or school.
Whatever's happening, you can also talk to Childline. Call for free on 0800 1111, start a 1-2-1 chat or send a message from your Childline account. Childline is free, confidential and here 24 hours a day.
When you contact Childline you’ll get through to a counsellor who’s there to help you. They’ll ask you questions about yourself and what’s happening, and can help you to think about new ways to cope or talk to people in your life.
Keeping safe
Everyone has the right to feel safe. Whether you’re at home, out with friends, at school or at your football club.
Nobody has the right to bully, abuse or hurt you. And it’s never okay for someone to pressure or force you to do something that hurts you or makes you feel upset or unsafe.
Understanding more about abuse and bullying can help you to recognise if it happens to you or someone else. You can get help and support from Childline any time you’re feeling worried or unsafe.
What is abuse?
It’s not always easy to tell if something’s abuse, but if you’re not sure it’s always okay to ask for help.
Abuse can mean:
- hurting or hitting you if they don’t think you’ve done well enough
- always singling you out, saying nasty things to you or putting you down all the time
- making you train when you’re hurt or in pain
- making unhealthy changes to your diet or take supplements you’re not sure about
- pressuring you to do anything sexual, or making you get changed in a way that makes you uncomfortable.
It can also be abusive when people you’re in the Academy with are hurting or bullying you. It’s not okay, and you’ve got the right to get support.
There are lots of ways to get help. You can tell an adult you trust, or speak to Childline about anything that’s happening.
What is bullying?
Bullying is when someone hurts you or makes you feel bad on purpose, but it’s not always easy to spot. It can happen anywhere, whether you’re at home, online or at school.
Bullying can include:
- being called names, teased or humiliated
- posting, commenting on or liking nasty photos, videos or posts about you online
- being pushed, hit or hurt
- having money and other stuff stolen
- spreading rumours or starting group chats about you
- being ignored, left out or made to feel like you're not wanted
- being threatened, intimidated or sent nasty messages
- trolling you or commenting on your posts or pictures saying nasty things
- someone revealing personal details without your permission
- targeting you over and over again in an online game.
Whatever’s happening, you’re not alone. You can get support from someone at school or at your club. Or you can talk to a Childline counsellor. Find out more about bullying and cyberbullying.
Online safety
Whatever you’re doing online, there can be risks. But there are also simple ways to keep yourself safe:
- use strong passwords and keep your devices up to date
- take breaks and think about how to feel good on social media
- report bullying or upsetting things you see online
- keep your personal information private and think before you share
- talk to someone you trust if someone does something makes you uncomfortable.
Get more advice on staying safe online.
Peer pressure
Your friends and the people around you can have a big effect on you. They can help you to feel good about yourself, but there might be times when you feel pressured to do something new.
If you’re getting pressured to do something, there are ways to no, and we’ve got lots of advice on standing up to peer pressure.
Sport and mental health
Playing sport and exercising is a great way to focus and can help your mental health. The skills you learn at the academy can help you to build a healthy routine, eat well and feel better about yourself.
There can be times when you might feel down or struggle to cope. But Childline is here to talk to you about anything, including your mental health. It can help to talk if you’re:
- struggling to cope with a change, or things are getting overwhelming
- having thoughts about hurting yourself, or you’ve felt suicidal
- feeling isolated or alone
- concerned that you might be depressed or have anxiety
- experienced something traumatic or you’re struggling with something that’s happened in the past
You’re not alone, and you can talk to Childline any time.
It can be tough to talk
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