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New Report: A Snapshot of Problems Faced by Children in Trinidad and Tobago
From 2020 to 2025, over 11,000 children contacted Childline for help. What they shared reveals a troubling picture — rising rates of abuse, self-harm, and mental health struggles affecting children across every region of Trinidad and Tobago.
Our latest Technical Report analyses five years of helpline data to uncover the real challenges children face, and what needs to change. The findings are clear. The time to act is now.
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The ChildLine Difference
ChildLine Ambassador Programme
The Ambassador Programme seeks to expand ChildLine’s presence in schools by introducing a program aimed at developing critical life skills such as communication, team-work and fostering leadership qualities in our nation’s youth.
Return to Happiness Programme
Return to Happiness (RTH) is a psychosocial recovery program developed by UNICEF for children who have experienced trauma from disaster, conflict or violence.
Children on the Move
ChildLine works closely with UN agencies to protect and offer psychosocial counselling support to children on the move in Trinidad and Tobago. We do this by offering over-the-phone support through the helpline service, individual psychosocial counselling, and group counselling workshops with children at Child-Friendly Spaces (CFS) and Equal Spaces (ES).
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