PCYC NSW launches internet safety help for parents and children

A campaign will be launched next week in more than 60 NSW communities to combat unsafe internet usage by and against young people.

PCYC NSW, in partnership with the NSW Police Force Youth and Crime Prevention Command, will conduct public education forums throughout the state using the network and reach of 64 PCYC clubs between 7pm and 8pm next Tuesday 6th February.

PCYC and Youth and Crime Prevention Command officers regularly conduct education sessions as part of business as usual in PCYC clubs and schools across the state.

The free, public forums will coincide with the Office of the eSafety Commissioner’s 2018 Safer Internet Day campaign.

PCYC NSW Chief Executive Dominic Teakle and Youth and Crime Prevention Commander Superintendent David Roptell said the start of the school year and its coincidence with Safer Internet Day provided the opportunity to offer parents, caregivers and youth the chance to gain a better understanding of the potentially serious issues affecting children, including cybercrime, bulling and sexting.

A statement from Teakle and Roptell advised “as part of the Police Commissioner’s mandate on Youth and Crime Prevention, PCYC and the Youth and Crime Prevention Command will launch this co-ordinated approach and a continuing social media and community information campaign against cybercrime.”

An hour-long forum will be held in each of the state’s 64 PCYC clubs between 7pm and 8pm next Tuesday evening and will cover sharing information online, cyber bullying, private content, online grooming, privacy settings, respectful relationships online, digital shadows and where to get help.

The forums, to be run by police officers and PCYC staff, will be for adults and children.

For more information go to www.pcycnsw.org.au/internet-safety.

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