Child Line
Salem childline a project of the ministry of women and child development, started since April 2002 with the help of childline India foundation.
Childline is a national 24 hours free emergency telephone helpline and out reach services for children in need of care and protection. The childline number 1098 is a toll free numbers which is common in all the cities of India. Initially started in Mumbai in June 1996, childline is currently operational in 73 cities. Childline aims to reach out to the most marginalized children between the age group of 0- 18 years and provides interventions of shelter , medical, restoration, rescue, death related , sponsorships and emotional support and guidance.
CHILDLINE team regularly visits the Railway Junction to contact the Street and Run away Children. They visit the children in Government Observation home twice a week to give counseling. The Childline team does Out Reach Program to the general public, School Children and Open house activities for Slum Children.
National initiative child protections  
Awareness on child labor act 1985
Innovative  out reach
Press meet
 
Beneficiaries in the childline center
(April 2002 – November – 2008)
Sl. No. INTERVENTION TOTAL
01 Shelter 1068
02 Medical 104
03 Restoration 959
04 Rescue 145
05 Emotional Support & Guidance 252
06 Death Related 07
07 Parents Asking Help 839
08 Referred by other Child line 07
                TOTAL 3381