Phnom Penh, January 27th 2008: On Sunday at 5.53am, the ChildSafe hotline received a call from a 24 year old street living youth. He was attacked by a gangster and injured his shoulder after he refused to give all his money to the gangster. Because the wound was bleeding a lot he called the ChildSafe hotline to help him. After getting the call, the ChildSafe Hotline manager contacted our medical staff to go and meet him and take the young man to the hospital. He was treated at the Municipal hospital for one night then he left the hospital. The Medical team at Mith Samlanh supported him by providing food and paid the hospital services fees. The Outreach team and Drug team continued to follow up his case. A few weeks later, he decided to go back to his hometown with his older brother to get treatment there.

Phnom Penh, January 20th 2008: On Sunday at 9 o’clock in the morning two girls arrived in Phnom Penh from Takeo province to look for a job. One girl was 15 years old and the other was 17 years old. On arriving at the bus station, a Safe Migration member (motodup) noticed them looking lost so he called the ChildSafe Hotline. After getting the call, the ChildSafe Hotline manager contacted a social worker who went to meet the girls and after talking with them, took them to stay at Mith Samlanh’s Transitional Home. On Monday, the staff referred the case to Mith Samlanh’s placement team. The team provided counseling and the girls decided to go back to their home town. The placement team took them back to their families in Takeo where they will try to find a job which is safe.

Phnom Penh, 26 December 2007: In the afternoon there was a 23 years old street living boy who had very serious accident. His friend called the ChildSafe Hotline for help. ChildSafe Hotline manager contacted staff from medical and drug teams to go there and to take the boy by ambulance to the municipal hospital. A few hours later the doctors at the municipal hospital did not have enough materials to save the boy's life so they referred the boy to Kohsamak Hospital. The boy had an operation and X-ray. He had to stay many days at the hospital. Mith Samlanh's medical team follows up.

Phnom Penh, 26 December 2007: In the afternoon there was a 25 years old girl who was forced to work at Karaoke Club. The neighbor saw that situation so he called ChildSafe Hotline. I contacted the staff to go there and do intervention. Through the intervention from the staff and neighbor the girl was released. The staff did counseling and told the girl about Mith Samlanh services. After listening the girl decided to live with her boy friend in Phnom Penh. The staff came back to the center.

Phnom Penh, 23 December 2007: There was an 11 year-old girl who got angry with her mother so she left home. A motordup met her at Stung Mean Chey market and he called the ChildSafe Hotline. The ChildSafe Hotline manager contacted the staff to go there and take the girl to the transitional home where she was safe and received counseling. On the next morning we referred the girl to placement team at Mith Samlanh. The staff tried to find the family of the girl. The girl was referred back to her parents. The parents were so happy and thanked a lot to ChildSafe and Mith Samlanh staff.

Phnom Penh, 22 November 2007: A 2 year old handicapped girl was found abandoned on the street. She cannot speak; she could move but could not walk or stand. The police at the Phsa Damkor market found her and called ChildSafe Hotline. After getting the call the staff went to take the girl to stay at a safe place – Mith Samlanh’s Transitional Home. Placement team took her photo to show on TV to try to find her family. So far her family has not been found. Currently the girl is staying with a short-time foster family. ChildSafe and Mith Samlanh teams are trying hard to find a long term solution for her – either a long-term foster family or an NGO which is specialized to work with young handicapped children.