This article has been brought to you by Slough Borough Council's Education Safeguarding Professional, Zarine Power for the attention of all schools.
The NSPCC has published a news story about Childline counselling sessions related to body image and eating disorders. New data from Childline shows that in 2023/24, there were 4,229 counselling sessions about body image and eating disorders, with August seeing the highest number of concerns. 88% of counselling sessions were delivered to girls, 6% with boys, and 6% with young people who identified as trans or non-binary. Common themes included young people comparing themselves to people on social media.
Read the news story: Childline expects more contacts from children this summer about body image and eating disorders