Britain’s children are “deeply unhappy” and have to deal with fears and worries that did not exist 30 years ago, a charity has warned.
Modern pressures such as cyberbullying and social media are affecting children’s confidence and self-esteem, according to ChildLine, the confidential counselling service run by the NSPCC.
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Last year, the main issues raised were family relationships, low self-esteem and unhappiness, bullying (including cyberb.ullying) and self-harm.
Overall, 35,244 of the counselling sessions held by the service in 2014/15 were related to low self-esteem and unhappiness – up 9% on the previous year. The number of sessions the helpline runs each year has risen dramatically in the three decades since it was founded – from 23,530 in 1986/87 to 286,812 in 2014/15.
Less than one in three of ChildLine’s counselling sessions were conduction over the phone last year, the charity said, while 71% involved email or online chat.
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