Children’s helpline calls soar by 56,000

THE number of crisis calls from children to one of the country’s leading emergency helplines has risen by a shocking 56,000 in just one year.

Children’s helpline calls soar by 56,000

Figures revealed by the Irish Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children (ISPCC) show that in the past 11 months a massive 722,849 calls to the group were made by vulnerable children.

The number of cries for help — which equates to more than 2,200 calls a day since the start of 2010 — is 56,000 higher than the 666,849 contacts during the same period in 2009.

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