Kids Help Phone releases new study on safety in online relationships and holds interactive session with students to help them ‘be connected and protected’
On April 8th, Kids Help Phone and Bell Canada will launch the seventh annual Bell Walk for Kids Help Phone campaign by releasing the 2008 Kids Help Phone survey results report “Safety in Online Relationships“, which highlights some of the risks Canadian youth are taking in their online relationships. In order to fully explore the report’s findings and recommendations, Kids Help Phone will lead 30 students from Prince of Wales Secondary School through the results during an interactive session to help make kids safer.The study is based on almost 2,250 student responses from across Canada, and highlights some of the dangers facing Canadian youth online. Topics include:
- Cyber-bullying;
- The potential for unwanted sexual solicitation;
- The risk of teens meeting strangers online and then later face-to-face; and
- The misuse of webcams for sending sexual images.
The report also provides practical tips and advice for youth and parents on how to ‘be connected and protected’ while underscoring the many benefits of being online.
Participating students, a Kids Help Phone counsellor and a Bell expert on cyber safety will be available for on-camera interviews following the presentation.
When: Tuesday, April 8, 2008 at 10:30 am
Where: Prince of Wales Secondary School
2250 Eddington Drive, Vancouver, BC
Who: Cheryl-Lynn Roberts, Kids Help Phone Counselor
Kids Help Phone Student Ambassadors
Grade 10/11 students from Prince of Wales Secondary School
Matt Watson, Bell Sympatico
For information on the Bell Walk for Kids Help Phone go to bellwalkforkids.ca
For more information please contact:
Brendan Bailey, brendan.bailey@cossette.com, 604-647-2985
