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Esther Rantzen founded the children's helpline ChildLine in the United Kingdom in 1986.

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Is it true that Esther Rantzen founded the children's helpline ChildLine in the United Kingdom in 1986?

Yes. Multiple independent reference sources state that Esther Rantzen founded ChildLine, a children's helpline, in 1986; two further sources confirm ChildLine's 1986 launch as a children's helpline without naming her as founder.

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Esther Rantzen
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Esther Rantzen. (n.d.). en.wikipedia.org. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Esther_Rantzen

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Claiming and Curating Experiential Expertise at the Children’s Telephone Helpline, Childline UK, 1986–2006
2024
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Colpus, E. (2024). Claiming and Curating Experiential Expertise at the Children’s Telephone Helpline, Childline UK, 1986–2006. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-64987-5_8

Everyday Welfare in Modern British History
2024
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Beaumont, C., Colpus, E., & Davidson, R. (2024). Everyday Welfare in Modern British History. play.google.com. https://play.google.com/store/books/details?id=LaQ4EQAAQBAJ&source=gbs_api

UK children's charities announce merger
2024
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UK children's charities announce merger. (2024). en.wikinews.org. https://en.wikinews.org/wiki/UK_children's_charities_announce_merger

Running Out of Tears: Twenty Five Years of ChildLine
2011
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Running Out of Tears: Twenty Five Years of ChildLine. (2011). gbv.eblib.com. http://gbv.eblib.com/patron/FullRecord.aspx?p=897485

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