Who can children call when in distress?


You've got a friend in me. Buddy Bear offers emotional support and comfort to children in distress during the pandemic. Photo: Filepic

While adults have friends, colleagues and counsellors whom they can call or chat online with for support, children have limited options on who they can go to, to get help for their problems.

It is with this in mind, that the Buddy Bear child helpline was set up by KL-based registered social enterprise, HumanKind.

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