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From children and young people:
What the NSPCC means to me…
quotes from Northern Ireland
“The NSPCC understood me and listened and did not judge me. It really helps.”
“It has helped my mum and dad to stop fighting. That helped us too because we didn’t
have to see it.”
“The wonderful counsellors helped me to realise what I have and what I can still live
for - after everything I've been through, ChildLine has been my lifeline.”
“I would not be here today if it was not for ChildLine. They have saved my life, not
once, but many times and I do not know who I could have turned to if ChildLine were
not here.”
From parents:
“His confidence really improved, the school were going to hold him back a year but
said they saw such a difference… they didn’t need to any more.”
“Going on this programme was the best thing I ever did. I had 11 years of keeping the
abuse a secret. This programme changed my life.”
“We would just like to thank the worker and the team for their help, without them my
daughter might not be here.”
“We were at our wits end, didn’t know where to turn and then the NSPCC stepped up
to the mark.”
"I feel better, just having
talked to you. I don't feel
so alone now. Thank you
for listening to me…you
helped me to work out
what I had to do.”
A ChildLine caller.
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