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Faithful Action: Strategies to Support Families in Preventing and Protecting Against Online Child Sexual Exploitation
April is National Child Abuse Prevention Month. To commemorate the month, the Department of Homeland Security, Center for Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships and the Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), Cyber Crimes Center, Child Exploitation Investigation Unit are hosting a webinar to assist faith and community groups and caregivers of youth and teens on how they can help children to be safer online.
Ngày tháng: Tháng 4 15, 2021
Thời gian: 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Vị trí: Virtual
Event Details
April is National Child Abuse Prevention Month. To commemorate the month, the Department of Homeland Security, Center for Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships and the Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), Cyber Crimes Center, Child Exploitation Investigation Unit are hosted a webinar to assist faith and community groups and caregivers of youth and teens on how they can help children to be safer online. The webinar also addressed support for families when their children have been victimized by online sexual exploitation.
To stop the abuse from happening we must understand how abusers operate on internet platforms. We have brought together four of the leading organizations in this fight that will share insights on how to prevent child exploitation online, identify what child sexual abuse material (CSAM) looks like in communities, and provide tips on how to support children and their families if they become victims of this crime. We will also share resources you can use to educate children on how to be safer online and to support families dealing with the aftermath of this crime.
Presentations included
- An overview of the latest research on technology and youth’s online risk-taking behaviors, including sexting, sextortion, and online grooming
- Approaches to prevent and reduce online harms to youth
- An overview from a HSI Special Agent on child sexual exploitation investigations
- Strategies to support families when their child has been sexually exploited
- Resources from the Department of Homeland Security, National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, and THORN
Presenters
- Brooke Istook, Vice President of Youth and Communities, THORN
- Erin Burke, Unit Chief, Department of Homeland Security, Homeland Security Investigations, Cyber Crimes Center, Child Exploitation Investigation Unit
- Shannon Traore, Program Manager, Family Advocacy Division, National Center for Missing and Exploited Children
- Brandi Bynum, Acting Program Manager, Department of Homeland Security Blue Campaign
- Nicole C. Wood, Moderator, Department of Homeland Security Center for Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships