Letter to Editor – Remember a Charity Week

Dear Editor,

As a volunteer for the NSPCC’s Childline service I have seen first-hand how lockdown has impacted a generation of children. Combined with the closure of schools and the lack of contact with their usual support networks, many already vulnerable children have been placed at increased risk of mental health difficulties.

Since lockdown began, Childline has delivered 21,827 counselling sessions to children and young people across the UK about mental and emotional health issues. It is vital that children know we are still here for them and that Childline can continue to provide a vital lifeline for them.

This is why I am appealing to your readers to remember us in their will this Remember a Charity Week (7 – 13 September). Leaving a legacy can have an incredible impact – the amount we receive through legacies is the equivalent of the cost of running our Speak out Stay safe programme and Childline combined for a year.

As we move from crisis to recovery, we need your help to continue to support children during this challenging, ever-changing situation and beyond. To find out how you can help please call 020 7825 2505 or visit nspcc.org.uk/guardian

Thank you,

Jan Dock

Volunteer Childline counsellor

Prestatyn

Children and young people can speak with a Childline counsellor online or on the phone between 9am and midnight via childline.org.uk or 0800 1111.