Child abuse stock photograph. Generic photograph of a young girl (age 5) with a soft toy...Photograph posed by model... Photograph by Colin Mearns.14th February 2017.
A CHILD abuse helpline referred more than 250 calls to police in Scotland over the last year.
NSPCC Scotland revealed 265 cases were passed on to authorities in 2016/17, up from 187 in the previous year.
There were also a further 167 contacts where helpline staff gave advice about sexual abuse against young people.
The figures form part of a total of 4,677 referrals made UK-wide last year, up from 3,578 in 2015/16.
The charity has launched a ‘Light Up Christmas for Children’ appeal to help vulnerable young people over the festive period.
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