Calls by concerned adults to an NSPCC child welfare hotline have jumped by over 50% over the course of the pandemic, the charity has said.
The NSPCC said it was now receiving more than 30 calls a day from adults worried that a child was living with domestic abuse, up 53% from pre-pandemic levels.
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