Of the 29,130 calls made by children in 2007, 1266 concerned bullying for racial or other reasons, which is one percent more than in the previous year. The calls concerning physical harassment and sexual abuse grew by two percent compared to 2006. This does not mean that more children are exposed to bullying and harassment but that more children find courage to talk about the problem, Klouda said. Last year, the children's safety line dealt with 300 to 400 calls daily with most of the children complaining about minor problems China to probe 'Olympic deaths' ...
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Mines set for South Africa strike ... such as quarrels with the parents or between siblings, he said. Last year, the children's help line received some 864 calls daily of which more than 500 can be described as abuse of the line because children called just for fun, Klouda said. However, this does not discourage the line operators, he said, adding that the children who had tried the line could use it in the case of emergency. It is most often girls who used the help line (three-quarters) and children aged between 13 and 16, Klouda said. There are children who call about problems with the use of drugs or alcohol or who have become addicted to gambling machines and computers, Klouda said. The drug problem is the most frequent topic of the calls accepted at the parents help line on which adults have been able to call since the autumn 2007 (840 11 234), head of the Safety Line association Martin Balcar said. He said that the duration of the telephone conversations on this line often exceeds 50 minutes and the association thus intends to extend the line this year. The Safety Line association wants to focus on the risks linked to the use of the Internet.
It has prepared a leaflet and spot campaign that is to warn both children and adults about the risks that ensue from the use of anonymous websites, Balcar said.
(Ceske Noviny)
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