Lonely children twice as likely to be groomed online, as fears...
New research reveals the extent to which abusers target vulnerabilities in children
Risks they face while using social networks are likely to be...
NSPCC Cymru fundraising colleagues take on 2.6 Challenge to help safeguard...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iq1Hz0o1aco&feature=youtu.be
#TeamNSPCC gearing up for 2.6 Challenge launch on Sunday 26 April
NSPCC supporters aim to bridge £1.2million gap usually raised for the...
NSPCC launches urgent fundraising appeal as its Childline volunteers in Wales...
Selfless Childline volunteers in Wales deliver more than 250 counselling sessions to children and young people concerned about Coronavirus
NSPCC launches 'We're still...
Letter to Editor – Domestic Abuse – Wales
Dear Editor,
Calls to the NSPCC Helpline about domestic abuse are on the increase. It’s a worrying trend consistent with the experience of other countries...
Demand for Childline increases as schools in Wales forced to close
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PsTKQOVJHxs&feature=youtu.be
Children in Wales among hundreds counselled over impact of Coronavirus outbreak
Childline staff and volunteer counsellors in Wales given critical worker status
Childline...
Editorial Debs Davis, Childline Service Manager for Wales
The NSPCC’s Childline service has been inundated with contacts from children and young people about Coronavirus, and these are steadily increasing.
Childline has already counselled...
NSPCC responds as Royal Assent granted for the Children (Abolition of...
This morning the Children (Abolition of Defence of Reasonable Punishment) (Wales) Bill received Royal Assent as confirmed by the Welsh Government on its website.
NSPCC...
Inspirational film depicting the life of NSPCC ambassador David Tait to...
After suffering abuse as a child, NSPCC ambassador and fundraiser David Tait is now set to see his story told across the country in...
Increase in children from Wales contacting Childline about suicidal thoughts and...
Alex Gray NSPCC
Children from Wales receiving support from Childline about suicidal thoughts and feelings rises by more than a third in four years
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NSPCC Cymru / Wales issues statement as Jordan Scarrott is jailed...
An NSPCC Cymru/Wales spokesperson said: “Scarrott’s use of social media to groom and abuse teenage girls in different parts of the UK shows just...
Student injured in skiing accident determined to complete Cardiff Half Marathon...
Finish line in sight for ambitious Emily despite injury set-back
University student’s half marathon goal spurring her through rehabilitation
Still time to secure...
Letter to Editor – volunteer appeal to help keep children safe...
Dear Editor,
Without the staunch support of a passionate team of volunteers our Schools Service team at NSPCC Cymru/Wales would not be able to offer...
Letter to Editor – Wales – Online Harms
Dear Editor,
I’m hugely encouraged by the landmark plans afoot to give Ofcom powers to regulate social networks. The safety of children online has been...
Volunteers have vital role to play in helping to keep primary...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0B1bERU8ey8&feature=youtu.be
NSPCC Cymru/Wales need more volunteers to help deliver safeguarding assemblies in primary schools in Pembrokeshire and Carmarthenshire
The children’s charity offers its...
Letter to Editor – Facebook encryption plans
Dear Editor,
Adults in Wales have made their concerns about Facebook’s encryption plans clear, with almost three out of four polled saying they don’t think...
Letter to Editor – Wales equal protection vote
Dear Editor,
I am delighted that the National Assembly of Wales has voted in favour of granting children and young people equal protection from assault...
NSPCC Cymru/Wales welcomes historic equal protection vote by The National Assembly...
NSPCC Cymru/Wales welcomes historic equal protection vote by The National Assembly of Wales
NSPCC Cymru/Wales issues this statement welcoming the decision this evening by...
Letter to Editor – Children’s Mental Health Week
Dear Editor,
Among the many types of concerns children contact Childline about are those that relate to mental health. Just like our physical health it’s...
NSPCC Wales comment on the Duchess of Cambridge visiting Cardiff on...
Viv Laing, Policy and Public Affairs Managers for NSPCC Wales, said: “It is great the Duchess of Cambridge has come to Cardiff on the...
Following the Stage 3 vote of the Welsh Government’s Children (Abolition...
The Stage 4 vote is taking place on Tuesday 28 January, and NSPCC interviews (English and Welsh) will be available on request.
Policy and Public...
NSPCC issues statement on ICO’s age-appropriate design code
Andy Burrows, NSPCC head of child safety online policy, said: “This transformative code will force high-risk social networks to finally take online harm seriously...
Letter To The Editor
Dear Editor,
I am urging local schools to throw themselves into all things maths as part of a special Wales-wide fundraising day in aid of...
Estimated 1,700 cybercrimes against children in Wales since Online Harms White...
NSPCC figures for Wales released as charity urges UK Government to push ahead with world-leading online child safety laws
It comes on...
NSPCC response to the sentencing of John Allen for child sexual...
An NSPCC spokesperson said:
“John Allen was supposed to be caring for vulnerable boys but instead took advantage of his position to commit child sexual...
Letter to Editor
Dear Editor,
Many youngsters will have unwrapped a new personal device this Christmas, whether it’s a laptop, tablet or mobile phone. For some children in...
Childline volunteers in Wales prepares to support children during their darkest...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=2&v=eY5oz4Op_m4&feature=emb_title
Film of Natalie Dormer joining one of Childline’s night shifts.
Childline counsellors at NSPCC Cymru/Wales’ Cardiff and Prestatyn sites volunteer their time this Christmas...
Selfless NSPCC Cymru/Wales volunteers helping keep children safe this Christmas
Dedicated Denbighshire volunteers raise more than £100,000 in two years to protect children from abuse
Local children benefit from charity’s direct services, and...
Children (Jersey) Law,
The States of Jersey Assembly has voted in favour of passing the draft Children (Jersey) Law, repealing and replacing Article 79 of the 2002...
Facebook’s encryption plans risk making it a one stop grooming shop,...
More than half of all recorded online sex crimes in Wales involved either Facebook, Instagram, or WhatsApp. With more than one online platform ...
Welsh Rugby star Ryan Jones backs NSPCC Cymru (Wales) as it...
Welsh Rugby star Ryan Jones backs NSPCC Cymru/Wales as it tackles online sexual abuse of children
Former Welsh Rugby captain, Ryan Jones, praises new...
Nearly 2,500 child cruelty and neglect crimes recorded in Wales over...
Almost 2,500 recorded cases of adults neglecting, mistreating or assaulting children in Wales since 2013/14
NSPCC running Light For Every Childhood Christmas Appeal to raise...
NSPCC ‘Letter from Santa’ mailroom opens for festive fun as it’s...
Charity has delivered 111,470 Christmas messages to children across Wales since 2001
Generous households across Wales have helped raise more than £665,000 for...
‘Get Your Sparkle On’ for NSPCC Cymru/Wales to keep children in...
FAMILIES, friendship groups, schools and workplaces across west Wales are urged to ‘Get Your Sparkle On’ by NSPCC Cymru/Wales this Christmas to help protect...
Number of Welsh children contacting Childline about child sexual exploitation rises...
The Childline Annual Review 2018/19 has been released at an event in the NSPCC’s headquarters in Weston House, London.
The figures reveal a...
Anti-Bullying Week: If a child needs someone to talk to about...
More than 500 children and young people from Wales contacted Childline last year about the issue of bullying – a rise of nearly...
Letter to editor: Guidance for parents during half term break on...
HALF term may feel like a short space of time for some.
But many parents and guardians may be agonising over whether to leave their...
More than 10 sexual offences against children in Wales recorded every...
A Freedom of Information request from the NSPCC found there were 3,671 sexual offences against children recorded by the four Welsh police forces...
NSPCC Cymru/Wales comment on rape sentencing at Swansea Crown Court
An NSPCC Cymru/Wales spokesperson said: “This was a horrific series of sustained sexual offences carried out by a vile and reprehensible individual.
“The severity of...
Caernarfon mum joins NSPCC on World Mental Health Day in their...
To mark World Mental Health Day (October 10), parents have shared their experiences of perinatal mental health problems.
Up to one in...
Wrexham mum joins NSPCC on World Mental Health Day in their...
To mark World Mental Health Day (October 10), parents have shared their experiences of perinatal mental health problems.
Up to one in...
Cardiff Blues back NSPCC campaign as research shows some parents don’t...
The Blues have joined calls encouraging parents to sign the NSPCC’s ‘Sports Parents Promise’ to keep their children safe in sport.
New survey...
‘Team Scrambled Legs’ smash fundraising target for NSPCC ahead of Cardiff...
A team consisting of NSPCC Cymru/Wales and Childline staff members, plus family, friends and supporters, raises more than £5,500 ahead of the UK’s...
Children as young as eight giving out their personal details to...
Children have shared their mobile number and home address with people they met online.
Less than two thirds of parents check who their...
Childline helps rising number of young people in Wales with exam...
More than 1,400 Childline counselling sessions were delivered to children and young people in 2018/19 in the UK – an increase of more...
NSPCC Cymru/Wales comment on sentencing of Stephen Carl Smith
An NSPCC Cymru/Wales spokesperson said: “Smith was responsible for protecting baby Bayleigh-lee but abandoned that duty of care and inflicted catastrophic injuries on her.
“Babies...
NSPCC Cymru/Wales comment on sentencing of Phil Banning at Winchester Crown...
An NSPCC Cymru/Wales spokesperson said: “As a former sports coach Banning held positions of great responsibility over children and would have been aware of...
NSPCC Cymru/Wales comment on the conviction of Jonathan Kay
An NSPCC Cymru/Wales spokesperson said: “Kay fuelled the demand for the horrific sexual abuse of children by not only seeking it out online but...
NSPCC Cymru/Wales’ response to the publication of the report on the...
Vivienne Laing, the NSPCC’s policy and public affairs manager for Wales, said:
“It’s wrong that children have less protection from assault than adults. Closing this...
NSPCC urges care over leaving children home alone
NSPCC urges care over leaving children home alone during school holidays
Third of contacts to NSPCC helpline from across the UK were about children...
New mums in Wales face shortfall in vital mental health services
NSPCC launches Fight for a Fair Start campaign for better specialist care.
Wales currently has no specialist mother and baby mental health unit.
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