Editing Childline (section)

==UK operations==
Childline has 12 counselling centres around the [[United Kingdom|UK]] and one home based team, staffed largely by volunteers. The bases are located in Glasgow, Aberdeen, Manchester, Liverpool, Prestatyn, Birmingham, Nottingham, London, Belfast and Foyle, supported by the online only centres at Leeds and Cardiff and the Virtual Base. A restructure in 2011 saw the closure of the Childline bases in Exeter and Edinburgh, with Swansea relocating to Cardiff.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-south-west-wales-13980388 |title=BBC News - Swansea Childline centre to close in August |publisher=Bbc.co.uk |date=1 July 2011 |access-date=25 August 2013}}</ref> As many as 4,500 phone Childline every day, though only 2,500 of these callers can be answered due to lack of resources. Since the merger with the NSPCC the service has expanded, and depends on public generosity to pay for the phone calls.

Childline raises funds through several channels, including direct donations through the NSPCC, partnerships, events such as The X Factor Childline Ball<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nspcc.org.uk/news-and-views/our-news/events-and-fundraising-news/x-factor-childline-ball/x-factor-childline-ball-news_wda85507.html |title=X Factor Childline Ball &#124; Events and Fundraising News |publisher=NSPCC |access-date=25 August 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120403030745/http://www.nspcc.org.uk/news-and-views/our-news/events-and-fundraising-news/x-factor-childline-ball/x-factor-childline-ball-news_wda85507.html |archive-date=3 April 2012 }}</ref> and through third-party fundraising organisations such as [[Justgiving]].