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helpline

/ ˈhɛlpˌlaɪn /

noun

  1. a telephone line operated by a charitable organization for people in distress

  2. a telephone line operated by a commercial organization to provide information

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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The nonprofit Medicare Rights Center maintains a national helpline.

There isn't a figure for the number of people who could be undiagnosed, but the Hepatitis C Trust says it gets two or three calls a month to their helpline for new cases.

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Its helpline is available on 0800 160 1985, with a webchat service also on offer.

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"I could have said, 'listen, if you don't touch me ever again, I'm not even bothered' because that's just how I felt at the time," she said when co-hosting the CBeebies Parenting Helpline.

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The child helpline in the state had been informed about the baby, the official added.

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