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The NSPCC is the leading children’s charity fighting to end child abuse in the UK and Channel Islands.

Using voluntary donations, which make up more than 90 per cent of their funding, they help children who’ve been abused to rebuild their lives, they protect children at risk, and they find the best ways of preventing child abuse from ever happening.

Below are some of the articles shared with OnTheWight by the NSPCC.

20, November 2018·2 min read

Neglect doesn’t stop for Christmas: Donate to the NSPCC Christmas Appeal to help

The NSPCC Helpline handled nearly 20,000 calls about child neglect in 2017/18. As a result the helpline made more than 30 referrals to agencies on the Isle of Wight.

16, November 2018·2 min read

Loophole allows adults to target teens for sex, says NSPCC

NSPCC's Close the Loophole campaign calls for all adults working with children to be covered by the law, as the Government promised, but according to the NSPCC, appear to be backtracking from.

12, November 2018·1 min read

Children ‘don’t have to suffer in silence’ is message during Anti-Bullying Week

Bullying comes in many shapes and forms and can have devastating effects, but children and young people don't need to suffer in silence. Childline is here to help.

17, October 2018·2 min read

Parents warned of online blackmail risk for children

Young people are being faced with blackmail and threats to coerce them into sending explicit pictures and performing sex acts online, say the NSPCC.

15, October 2018·2 min read

Sex crimes against young children rise, say NSPCC

Figures highlight the importance of NSPCC Talk PANTS campaign and equipping parents to talk to young children about how to stay safe from sexual abuse

15, August 2018·2 min read

Childline supports Isle of Wight teenagers worried about exam results

Young people on the Isle of Wight should not suffer in silence if they are worried about their GCSE and A-Level grades. Childline is there to listen and help.

16, May 2018·1 min read

Letter: Social media companies must take responsibility for child sexual abuse on their platforms

The NSPCC is urging people to join their campaign for action to be taken to help bring a halt to children being coerced and manipulated to live-stream their own sexual abuse.

2, May 2018·3 min read

A third of under 13s targeted on social media by adults they don’t know

Parents and young people in the South East took part in new NSPCC and O2 research which revealed one in four young people have been contacted over social media by an adult they don’t know, with a third of these children aged under 13.

26, April 2018·1 min read

Increase in number of grooming crimes recorded by police

The sheer scale of grooming, where predators have either messaged their victim or gone on to meet them in person, is evident from the national and regional figures highlighted by the NSPCC.

17, April 2018·2 min read

Facebook Apps used in 40% of the region’s online grooming cases say NSPCC

In first nine months of the new offence of Sexual Communication with a Child, 62 offences were recorded across the region - with groomers using platforms such as SnapChat, WhatsApp, Instagram and Facebook to contact their victims.

12, March 2018·2 min read

Tradesmen encouraged to report child neglect

New NSPCC training has been launched to help tradesmen on the Isle of Wight keep children safe from abuse and neglect.

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4, January 2018·1 min read

Isle of Wight schools encouraged to take part in NSPCC Number Day

Pupils and teachers set to go head-to-head in games such as ‘Who Wants to be a Mathionnaire?’ on the NSPCC Number Day. Find out if your school is taking part.

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