Over 11,000 Children Seek Help: Inside Childline’s Alarming Report
More than 11,000 children in Trinidad and Tobago contacted Childline over a five-year period, highlighting a troubling rise in emotional distress, abuse, and mental health challenges among the nation’s youth. ChildLine’s Social Media and Communications Officer, Naomi Francis, and Mental Health and Psychosocial Well-Being Officer, Cherisse Jones, join Virmala to examine the findings of the latest ChildLine report, exploring the underlying causes of these issues, emerging behavioural patterns, and the broader systemic gaps affecting children.
The discussion also addresses the need for a coordinated national response and the long-term implications for families and society if these trends persist.
