The charity, which supports the emotional wellbeing and mental health of children and young people, must raise £500,000 by March 2015 to keep the helpline open, and is asking for donations so that it can continue to help parents, carers and children.
The helpline provides practical advice to more than 10,000 adults a year who are worried about the emotional problems and behaviour of a child or young person.
The NHS allocates 0.7 per cent of its budget to children and young people’s mental health. According to the charity, the parents' helpline - which has been running for 21 years - can put adults in contact with children and young people’s mental health service professionals in less time than it takes to be seen by the NHS.
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