Bris reported that in 2025, it had 62,935 supportive calls with children. According to the organization, the most common reasons for calls are still mental health issues, family, and family conflicts. However, Bris focused particularly on economic vulnerability and violence and lack of care in the home environment in its recent analysis.
Maria Frisk, the Secretary General of Bris, stated, 'The calls about violence have increased. ' This highlights a dual concern: while violence reports are rising, economic struggles also affect children regularly. Frisk noted that when children contact Bris about economic vulnerability, it can involve fear of losing their home or losing their social context.
Many times they try to find their own strategies to solve the situation.
She said children often have a strong drive to change the situation themselves, such as working during holidays and weekends or taking great responsibility for siblings so parents can work. ' According to Bris, the majority of those it speaks with contribute in legal ways, but the organization also encounters children who report illegal and destructive ways to get money, such as shoplifting for food to more serious criminal acts and sex sales. Frisk elaborated, 'But we also encounter children who report illegal and destructive ways to get money.
' Bris reported that in 2025, the number of calls about violence, abuse, and violations amounted to almost 10,000, with calls about physical violence averaging just over nine per day. Frisk pointed out that most often, it is the child's parent or stepparent who subjects the child to violence. ' According to Bris, many children report that it involves physical violence when they were young, but it often shifts to psychological violence as they get older.
The calls about violence have increased. Regarding economic vulnerability, it is not the most common reason children contact us about, but it still involves almost five calls per week.
The long-term consequences for children who experience violence or economic hardship remain a critical concern, though specific outcomes are not detailed in the data. Frisk emphasized the broader societal failure, saying, 'It needs the right support at the right time. Unfortunately, it is the case that children all too rarely receive it and support based on their needs.
' A child caller to Bris expressed the personal toll, stating, 'I try to manage on my own, but it's not going so well. ' What specific measures or policies are being implemented to address the increase in violence-related calls is not specified in the report. Similarly, how the economic vulnerability reported by children correlates with broader economic trends or social welfare systems remains unclear.
Despite these gaps, the data underscores ongoing issues in child welfare, with Bris continuing to advocate for better support systems to prevent children from bearing the brunt of adult and societal failures.
