About the organisation
Safer Internet Centre Denmark (SIC DK) is a partnership between The Media Council for Children and Young People (awareness), Save the Children Denmark (hotline), and Center for Digital Youth Care (helpline). The main task for this Centre is to strengthen children and young people’s media literacy. Furthermore, the partnership's aim is to prevent and combat illegal digital content and to protect children through safe digital experiences and environments. The three partners serve different roles in the partnership: The Media Council for Children and Young People is the SIC DK coordinator and Awareness Centre, Center for Digital Youth Care works as the helpline and Save the Children Denmark is the Danish Hotline.
SIC profile content last reviewed: January 2025
Awareness centre
The Media Council for Children and Young People are appointed as the awareness centre with the main task of informing and educating towards a safe and nuanced use of digital technologies. As a knowledge hub and mediator of the newest developments within the area of children and young people’s use of online technologies, SIC DK has established a broad collaboration with representatives from academic institutions, industry, governmental bodies and law enforcement. Moreover, the awareness centre provides educational material regarding children and young people’s digital life and media literacy.
Helpline
The Centre for Digital Youth Care is the helpline that offers online counselling to children and young people in Denmark. As a helpline they aim to answer questions related to children and young people’s digital life. Additionally, the provide counselling and community through their platforms, Cyberhus.dk, Scammed.dk, Gruppechat.dk and Cfdp.dk. The platform targets both children, young people and parents, and they communicate through various points, e.g. chat, debate forums and an online letter box.
Opening hours:
Scammed helpline
Open 24/7.
Available by text +45 22 49 68 25
Open 24/7.
Available through URL, a digital mail box, text message and locally through the municipalities.
Hotline
Save the Children Denmark upholds the task as a hotline, where anyone can report child sexual abuse material. As a hotline Save the Children Denmark is a part of the worldwide network INHOPE. This network collaborates with other hotlines to take down illegal digital content internationally.
Opening hours:
ReportIt form
Access the reporting site through the URL above.
Open 24/7.
Youth participation
Center for Digital Youth Care is the lead for the youth participation in SIC DK. They include both physical and digital youth panel. Both panels are facilitated by a volunteer young person and supported by the trained staff in the Helpline. By using the combination of both online and digital youth panels, the helpline wishes to reach a group of children and young people in Denmark, who might not be reached otherwise. Both panel touches upon various topics, but has a focus on safety and security online and their perspectives on challenges online, risks and solutions.
The Center for Digital Youth Care believes that the involvement of children and young people must always be meaningful, characterized by genuine interest and respect. They should feel recognized and valued, and see themselves as experts in their own lives.
How can you get involved?
To be part of the digital or physical youth panel, please contact: info@cfdp.dk or visit this webpage.
Key successes
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Key partners/promoters
As a knowledge hub and mediator of the newest developments within the area of children and young people's use of online technologies, the Safer Internet Centre Denmark (SIC DK) has established a broad collaboration with representatives from academic institutions, industry, governmental bodies and law enforcement. The collaboration with national stakeholders is an important resource and knowledge base for SIC DK, just as the centre plays an important role in the organisational and political landscape of children and young people's use of online technologies in Denmark.
Key partners/supporters:
- Ministry of Culture
- Ministry of Children and Education
- National Agency for IT and Learning
- Ministry of Industry, Business and Financial Affairs
- National Agency for Digitization
- National Cyber Crime Center NC3
- Municipalities in Denmark in relation to Media Literacy and Safer Internet for Children
- Universities
- Danish School of Education (DPU)
- Danish Council for Digital Security
- The National Council for Children
- Institute of Human Rights
- School and Society (Parent's Association)
- The Consumer's Council
- The Danish Broadcasting Corporation
- Digital Responsibility Network
- The Danish Teachers' Association
- The School Headmaster Association
- The Danish ITC Industry Association
- ANGI/Association for the Nordic Game Industry
- Vision Denmark / Danish game industry association
- SIRI, Danish Centre for Prevention of Extremism
- The Danish Union Cultural and Information Academics (Union of Librarians)
- Stakeholders from industry
Discover further information on Advisory Board members.
About the organisation
Safer Internet Centre Denmark (SIC DK) is a partnership between The Media Council for Children and Young People (awareness), Save the Children Denmark (hotline), and Center for Digital Youth Care (helpline). The main task for this Centre is to strengthen children and young people’s media literacy. Furthermore, the partnership's aim is to prevent and combat illegal digital content and to protect children through safe digital experiences and environments. The three partners serve different roles in the partnership: The Media Council for Children and Young People is the SIC DK coordinator and Awareness Centre, Center for Digital Youth Care works as the helpline and Save the Children Denmark is the Danish Hotline.
SIC profile content last reviewed: January 2025
Awareness centre
The Media Council for Children and Young People are appointed as the awareness centre with the main task of informing and educating towards a safe and nuanced use of digital technologies. As a knowledge hub and mediator of the newest developments within the area of children and young people’s use of online technologies, SIC DK has established a broad collaboration with representatives from academic institutions, industry, governmental bodies and law enforcement. Moreover, the awareness centre provides educational material regarding children and young people’s digital life and media literacy.
Helpline
The Centre for Digital Youth Care is the helpline that offers online counselling to children and young people in Denmark. As a helpline they aim to answer questions related to children and young people’s digital life. Additionally, the provide counselling and community through their platforms, Cyberhus.dk, Scammed.dk, Gruppechat.dk and Cfdp.dk. The platform targets both children, young people and parents, and they communicate through various points, e.g. chat, debate forums and an online letter box.
Opening hours:
Scammed helpline
Open 24/7.
Available by text +45 22 49 68 25
Open 24/7.
Available through URL, a digital mail box, text message and locally through the municipalities.
Hotline
Save the Children Denmark upholds the task as a hotline, where anyone can report child sexual abuse material. As a hotline Save the Children Denmark is a part of the worldwide network INHOPE. This network collaborates with other hotlines to take down illegal digital content internationally.
Opening hours:
ReportIt form
Access the reporting site through the URL above.
Open 24/7.
Youth participation
Center for Digital Youth Care is the lead for the youth participation in SIC DK. They include both physical and digital youth panel. Both panels are facilitated by a volunteer young person and supported by the trained staff in the Helpline. By using the combination of both online and digital youth panels, the helpline wishes to reach a group of children and young people in Denmark, who might not be reached otherwise. Both panel touches upon various topics, but has a focus on safety and security online and their perspectives on challenges online, risks and solutions.
The Center for Digital Youth Care believes that the involvement of children and young people must always be meaningful, characterized by genuine interest and respect. They should feel recognized and valued, and see themselves as experts in their own lives.
How can you get involved?
To be part of the digital or physical youth panel, please contact: info@cfdp.dk or visit this webpage.
Key successes
-
Key partners/promoters
As a knowledge hub and mediator of the newest developments within the area of children and young people's use of online technologies, the Safer Internet Centre Denmark (SIC DK) has established a broad collaboration with representatives from academic institutions, industry, governmental bodies and law enforcement. The collaboration with national stakeholders is an important resource and knowledge base for SIC DK, just as the centre plays an important role in the organisational and political landscape of children and young people's use of online technologies in Denmark.
Key partners/supporters:
- Ministry of Culture
- Ministry of Children and Education
- National Agency for IT and Learning
- Ministry of Industry, Business and Financial Affairs
- National Agency for Digitization
- National Cyber Crime Center NC3
- Municipalities in Denmark in relation to Media Literacy and Safer Internet for Children
- Universities
- Danish School of Education (DPU)
- Danish Council for Digital Security
- The National Council for Children
- Institute of Human Rights
- School and Society (Parent's Association)
- The Consumer's Council
- The Danish Broadcasting Corporation
- Digital Responsibility Network
- The Danish Teachers' Association
- The School Headmaster Association
- The Danish ITC Industry Association
- ANGI/Association for the Nordic Game Industry
- Vision Denmark / Danish game industry association
- SIRI, Danish Centre for Prevention of Extremism
- The Danish Union Cultural and Information Academics (Union of Librarians)
- Stakeholders from industry
Discover further information on Advisory Board members.
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