Editing Childline (section)

{{Short description|British youth phone counselling service}}
{{For|the service in India|Childline India}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2018}}
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| image             = Childline logo (2018).svg
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| founded_date      = 1986<!-- {{Start date|df=yes|YYYY|MM|DD}} -->
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| founder           = [[Esther Rantzen|Dame Esther Rantzen]]
| location          = London
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| area_served       = United Kingdom
| product           = Telephone helpline, online 1-2-1 counsellor chat, email a counsellor through Childline
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| homepage          = {{URL|childline.org.uk}}
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'''Childline''' is a British counselling service for children and young people under 19 in the [[United Kingdom]] provided by [[The National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nspcc.org.uk/what-we-do/the-work-we-do/childline-services/childline-services_wda72286.html |title=ChildLine services &#124; What we do |publisher=NSPCC |access-date=25 August 2013 |archive-date=12 February 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130212034724/http://www.nspcc.org.uk/what-we-do/the-work-we-do/childline-services/childline-services_wda72286.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> They deal with any issues which cause distress or concern; some of the most common issues include [[child abuse]], [[bullying]], [[mental illness]], parental separation and or [[divorce]], [[teenage pregnancy]], [[substance misuse]], [[neglect]], and [[psychological abuse]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nspcc.org.uk/Inform/resourcesforteachers/classroomresources/infosheets/CLInfoSheetHistoryOfChildLine_wdf56380.pdf|title=A History of ChildLine|publisher=NSPCC|format=PDF|year=2007|access-date=18 August 2011|archive-date=7 July 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110707183520/http://www.nspcc.org.uk/Inform/resourcesforteachers/classroomresources/infosheets/CLInfoSheetHistoryOfChildLine_wdf56380.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref>