Parents calling helpline over abuse

ABUSE and fallout from family breakdown are among the issues causing most concern to parents using the confidential Parentline phone service.

New figures show that abuse, such as child abuse or where the child is abusing the parent, accounted for 11% of all calls to Parentline in the last 12 months.

Family matters, including marriage breakdown, domestic violence and legal issues, such as custody, accounted for 9% of calls.