Action for Children made the call at the launch of its ‘Choose Childhood' campaign, which aims to get the government to commit to an urgent action plan to give every child a safe and happy childhood.
Julie Bentley, Action for Children's chief executive, accused the government of being "asleep on the job" for the past decade when it comes to investing in children.
"The next Prime Minister must wake up to this growing crisis and put our children first," she said. "We want to see the establishment of a National Childhood Strategy, so departments right across government can get a grip on these issues, backed with funding to deliver urgently needed services to keep children safe from harm."
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