August surge in anxious teenagers reaching out to Childline with exam results fears



· 1,298 counselling sessions delivered to children and teenagers in 2017/18 – a 15% rise on last year

· Almost a quarter of these took place in August as young people receive their GCSE and A-Level results



Childline is urging young people worried about their GCSE grades to get in touch and not suffer in silence.

Figures released by the NSPCC-supported service also showed that girls are much more willing to reach out for help, receiving 74% of all counselling sessions delivered by Childline on this issue.