$29
It costs $29 (on average) to directly answer a phone call or a webchat and provide a counselling session.
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No child should have to face big challenges like trauma, family breakdown, self-harm and suicidal thoughts alone. Every child deserves to be heard. Help us be the voice on the other end of the line.
What's Up is the only helpline in New Zealand for children as young as 5 years old. Every week, hundreds of children and young people reach out to What's Up trained counsellors for lifesaving support and advice - but without your support, children will miss out.
- Every dollar you give makes a difference.
- Every dollar you give can save a life.
About What’s Up helpline:
12,164
Last year, counsellors answered 12,164 calls and chats from children and young people.
$500,000
Barnardos must raise over $500,000 each year to keep the phones and webchat open.
1 in 5
Children who reach out to What’s Up are 12 years old or under.