NSPCC

NSPCC Northern Ireland is calling on local sports clubs to ensure that their safeguarding procedures are sufficiently robust, so that the sporting environment is both safe and fun place.

The NSPCC has said that findings from a pilot live link scheme for young witnesses demonstrate “the necessity of this facility being rolled out across all courts in Northern Ireland”.

NSPCC is today launching a new campaign, ‘Don’t wait until you’re certain', which urges the public not to ignore that niggling doubt about a child’s safety, as concerning new figures show most people wait at least a month before picking up the phone.

Thousands of teenage girls who are sexually assaulted by boys suffer in silence because they often accept the abuse as part of a relationship or don’t know how to stop it, the NSPCC has warned.

Crossmaglen woman Ann Donnelly has said that volunteering with the new ChildLine Schools Service couldn't be more important.

Local athletes are being invited to step up to the podium for the '2012km Gold Challenge', and join fellow NSPCC supporters in raising £1 million to fund vital work with vulnerable children and young people.

NSPCC Foyle, in conjunction with the Waterfoot Hotel, is calling on local people to make their teabreak count this Spring, by stopping for tea on Wednesday 29 February in aid of vulnerable local children.

The NSPCC’s Young Witness Service, which supports young people as they give evidence in criminal proceedings, is invaluable to those who may already have experienced great personal trauma and who are facing re-living this trauma in court.

It’s the start of a New Year and an opportunity to help make a fundamental difference to the lives of children and young people in Northern Ireland, whatever your skills, talent and available time.

The NSPCC has released new figures highlighting the number of calls it received to its Helpline that related to children aged under one year old.