Childline developing new video therapy service as it prepares for 'busier Christmas' than last year

Megan Sarl, a Childline volunteer who is braced for a possible increase in contacts from children. Photo: Jim Coughlan

Childline is hoping to develop a video therapy service next year and is more than halfway through a pilot in two areas of the country in collaboration with Tusla.

Childline, which is operated by the ISPCC, said the service would be different from its current services - offered through phone calls, text and, increasingly, its online platform - and could help cut waiting lists for children in receipt of services through the Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service or awaiting other services.