Reasons for 0-11 year olds contacting Childline UK 2019

This statistic shows the main reasons for children aged 11 and under contacting Childline in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2018/19. The most common concern identified, at 20 percent, was bullying (both on and off-line), followed by issues regarding family relationships at 18 percent.

Main reasons for children aged 11 and under contacting Childline in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2018/19*, by percentage

Characteristic	Percentage of cases
Bullying	20%
Family relationships	18%
Mental/emotional health	17%
Friendship issues	8%
Physical abuse	6%
Problems in school/education	5%
Sex/relationships/puberty/sexual health	3%
Sexual abuse/online sexual abuse	3%
Suicidal thoughts and feelings	3%
Sexual or gender identity	2%

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Release date

November 2019

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Region

United Kingdom

Survey time period

2018/19

Age group

0-11 years

Supplementary notes

* Not all main concerns/reasons for calling are detailed here, only the most common ten. Therefore, percentages do not sum to 100. Percentages represent share of all cases.

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