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Dame Esther Rantzen was "an inspirational individual", the director of her Childline helpline says.
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English journalist and presenter (1940–2026)
Dame Esther Louise Rantzen was an English journalist and television presenter who presented the BBC television series That's Life! for 21 years, from 1973 until 1994. She worked with various charitable causes and founded the charities Childline, a helpline for children, in 1986, and The Silver Line, designed to combat loneliness in older people's lives, in 2012.
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Childline is a British counselling service for children and young people under 19 in the United Kingdom provided by The National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children. They deal with any issues which cause distress or concern; some of the most common issues include child abuse, bullying, mental illness, parental separation and/or divorce, teenage pregnancy, substance misuse, neglect, and psychological abuse.
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