“Your safe place”: a platform to support children and adolescents
Conversation leads the way out of the labyrinth of hate
The lesson plan focuses on ways of dealing with hate among young people and the importance of the role of an active bystander. Students aged 10–12, using an animation and peer-to-peer learning, will analyse how adults can support those experiencing hate and why it is important to seek their help. The activities will also help them understand that bystanders can have a real impact on stopping violence.
Stronger than hate: Build your network!
This lesson plan focuses on ways of coping with hate through building and strengthening social bonds. Students aged 13–14, working with an animation and the peer-to-peer method, will analyse the importance of peer relationships as a natural protection against hate. The activities will also encourage them to reflect on their own ways of maintaining bonds and their role in everyday life.
No to hate! You can count on me!
The lesson plan focuses on the role of a bystander in situations of hate and on ways of supporting those experiencing online violence. Students aged 15–18, working with audio material and the peer-to-peer method, will analyse different bystander strategies and their consequences. The reflection during the activities will address what a person experiencing hate can do and what actions a bystander can take to offer support.
New Portuguese helpline chatbot: a safe first step for those who need help
Government actions against gender-based and sexual violence and harassment 2020-2023
This report provides a summary of the government's main actions in the period 2021 to 2023 to combat gender-based violence, reforms in the handling of sexual offences in the justice system and the strengthening of prevention and education against sexual and gender-based violence and harassment. These included reviewing and amending legislation, with action plans in the form of Parliamentary Resolutions, with increased budget appropriations earmarked for these issues, for example, to the police, and grants to various organisations working on these issues.
#BeInCtrl – A Short Film on Online Grooming.
Created to compliment the Be in Ctrl teaching resource, this video depicts the stories of two teenagers subjected to online sexual coercion and extortion. This video has been shared online over 10,000 times and has views of over 1 million since its launch in September 2018. The purpose of this video is to inform young people that this behaviour is a crime, raise awareness of how to protect themselves online, where to find help and support and to give them Ctrl!
SIC Sweden’s national summit “A Better Internet for Kids”
The program of the summit features new knowledge on children’s lives online and information on the support that the organisations behind the Safer Internet Centre Sweden offer. The program includes The Swedish Agency for the Media’s presentation of three new reports where children and young people’s media use and health, relation to influencers and girls with neuropsyciatric disabilities and online behaviour are examined. There is also a presentation of the Digital Services Act, DSA, from a senior expert of the European Commission.
Child Focus launches ‘CyberSquad’ workshop for teachers
Cybercrime website redesign
APAV (Associação Portuguesa de Apoio à Vítima) has redesigned its website on cybercrime, with various definitions of crimes that occur in the digital space, various prevention and security strategies and an observatory where we can post alerts on new trends.
The website is available in the following languages: Portuguese, English, French, Albanian and Italian.
