After losing their daughter to suicide from moonths of online harassment the parents of Rehtaeh Parsons have set up a new organization to address the prevalence of cyberbullying, youth sexual violence and the distribution of images among young people.
The Rehtaeh Parsons Society will raise money to provide education, skills and tools to help young people.
Read more about the Rehtaeh Parsons Society here
A new article has been released which discusses the effects of cyberbullying and sexting on young people’s mental health. Sexting can be extremely traumatic for vulnerable young girls if their intimate and inappropriate images are shared via the Internet or through smartphones.
There has been an 87% increase in the number of young people receiving counselling for online bullying in just one year.
The online community has great potential in support to young people but they need to know how they themselves can stop and block individuals who are harassing them.
This is exactly what NobodyStandsAlone aims to do. We want to provide young people with the necessary tools and tips to stop cyberbullying. We have built resources for teens, parents and educators on the facts about cyberbullying and are giving them proven strategies on how to deal with it.
To read more, click here
On Sunday October 19th, 2014, KINSA/NobodyStandsAlone will proudly be walking in the Scotiabank Toronto 5k Charity Walk to raise money to help set all children free from online exploitation – to PROTECT children, PREVENT further harm and PREVAIL over offenders.
Internationally, KINSA has empowered 400 police officers in 26 countries to rescue 102 children, and deliver Internet Safety Presentations to 10,000 police officers and 20,000 citizens worldwide.
Nationally, KINSA has launched a cyberbullying campaign at www.nobodystandsalone.com which focuses on encouraging the proactive things that young people can do to stop cyber-bullying among their own social networks. We want to create a positive mindset that makes for lasting change by raising awareness through the use of multi-media.
You can help support KINSA by making a secure online donation using a credit card here.
If you are interested in walking and raising money with KINSA, please go to the ‘Contact Us’ page and include the following information in your submission:
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