More than 800 calls concerning sexual assaults, rape and sexualised behaviours were made to a charity which supports children and families affected by child sex abuse last year.
A third of the contacts to CARI related to children under the age of 10.
The charity says it supported 1,054 children through its services in 2018 - 90 of whom were involved in criminal trials.
CARI executive director Eve Farrelly said a lack of resources means 83 children in need of help sit on a waiting list.
She observed: "It's our experience and our belief that timely and right intervention for children with this particular type of experience is paramount.
"Children who can get the timely and right intervention can go on to develop the capacity to manage their life issues - they can recover from their trauma.
"It is unacceptable that CARI continues to have children sit on our waiting list because we do not have the resources that will enable children to get quicker access to us.’
