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Colombia
Child protection: Línea 141
ICBF’s free national line is available 24 hours for emergencies, reports, or guidance involving child abuse, sexual violence, bullying, neglect, child labor, or substance use affecting a child or adolescent.
Call 141.
Official ICBF information →Immediate danger or violence
123 is the emergency number. Police also lists 155 for guidance to women affected by violence and 122 for the Fiscalía.
Official Policía Nacional information →United States
Child abuse support
Childhelp National Child Abuse Hotline: 1-800-422-4453. In immediate danger call 911.
Childhelp official site →Sexual assault support
RAINN National Sexual Assault Hotline: 800-656-HOPE (4673) and online chat.
RAINN resources →Image threats
NCMEC’s Take It Down can help create a digital fingerprint of an image without uploading the image itself.
Take It Down →United Kingdom
Childline
Children and young people can call 0800 1111. The UK government says the call is free and generally does not appear on phone bills.
Childline →Immediate or suspected abuse
Call 999 for immediate risk. For non-emergency reporting use local children’s social care, police 101, or official reporting routes.
GOV.UK reporting guidance →Canada
Kids Help Phone
Call 1-800-668-6868 or text CONNECT to 686868 for youth support. Call 911 in immediate danger.
Kids Help Phone services →Child abuse information
Child-protection reporting is handled by provincial and territorial services. Justice Canada provides starting information and local routes.
Justice Canada information →Australia
Kids Helpline
Young people can call 1800 55 1800. Call Triple Zero (000) for immediate danger.
Kids Helpline →Sextortion and online harm
eSafety provides reporting and guidance. For a person under 18 facing sextortion, it directs reports to the Australian Centre to Counter Child Exploitation.
eSafety guidance →Another country
Find a child helpline
Child Helpline International maintains a directory by country. Service hours, privacy rules, and reporting duties differ.
Find a helpline →Ask about privacy limits
You can begin with: “Before I explain, what would you have to share with another person?” A service may need to act when a child is in danger.
When home is not a safe route
Parents are not the only possible adults. School, medical, child-protection, and emergency routes may help.
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