NSPCC reports rise in child emotional abuse calls
The number of child emotional abuse cases referred to police and children's services by the NSPCC has risen by 47% in a year, the charity has said.
Its helpline received about 8,000 calls in 2013-14 about such non-physical cruelty, and 5,354 were thought serious enough to merit further inquires.
Ben Geoghegan reports.