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Relationship worries and bullying are the biggest concern for young people, a helpline says.
What's Up - a free telephone counselling service for young people received more than 500,000 calls last year, though only 145,000 were able to be answered, the Dominion Post reported.
A 2008 summary of the helpline, showed that relationship problems and bullying were the biggest concern for callers.
More than 100 callers had suicidal thoughts or fears and others experienced regular physical abuse.
The biggest users of the helpline were 12 and 13-year-olds.
The helpline has been running since 2001, and receives about 1400 calls a day.
What's Up relied on donations and grants, which limited the number of calls its counsellors could answer, said executive director Grant Taylor.
The service aimed to provide early intervention and information.
- NZPA
