The nations biggest child service Childline have revealed that they expect that to recieve more than a thousand calls from children in distress this Christmas Day.
The disheartening statistics come as the children’s charity operator say they are gearing up for a tough Christmas with hundreds of willing volunteers expecting to take calls from scared, neglected, sad and lonely children.
The call service however are encouraging children who victims of domestic abuse to contact them immediately if they feel like they are alone and have no where else to turn.
The charity say although Christmas time is supposed to be a happy occasion for many children, there will be countless of unfortunate children unnecessarily suffering this coming weekend.