Reasons for boys contacting Childline UK 2019

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This statistic shows the main reasons for boys contacting Childline in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2018/19. The most common concern identified, at 23 percent, was mental or emotional health, followed by issues regarding family relationships at 12 percent.

Main reasons for boys contacting Childline in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2018/19*, by percentage

Characteristic	Percentage of cases
Mental/emotional health	23%
Family relationships	12%
Bullying	11%
Sex/relationships/puberty/sexual health	9%
Suicidal thoughts and feelings	8%
Problems in school/education	4%
Sexual and gender identity	3%
Physical abuse	5%
Friendship issues	5%
Sexual or gender identity	3%

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Release date

November 2019

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Region

United Kingdom

Survey time period

2018/19

Age group

Up to18 years

Special properties

boys

Supplementary notes

* Not all main concerns/reasons for calling are detailed here, only the most common ten. Therefore, percentages do not sum to 100. Percentages represent share of all cases.
** 'Young person's own behaviour (abuser)' refers to a case where the young person contacting Childline is concerned about being an abuser.

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