The NSPCC is contacted on average 55 times a day by adults worried about neglect, the charity’s latest figures reveal. The charity’s Helpline hears from concerned adults every day and night of the week with reports ranging from children being left unsupervised or with inadequate clothing, to being screamed at or living amongst mouldy food and animal faeces. To raise awareness of child neglect– the most common type of abuse affecting children in the UK – the NSPCC has launched its‘Light For Every Childhood’ Christmas Appeal. In 2017/18 the Helpline…
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