With new legal obligations now in force, services are moving quickly to strengthen practice, culture and accountability, signalling a significant shift in how child safety is understood and enacted across the sector. The inappropriate conduct offence under the Education and Care Services National Law is now in effect across Australia, marking one of the...Read More
The short and simple answer is “yes.” Unfortunately, sexting is a growing phenomenon among pre-teens, teens, and young adults. As a matter of fact, several studies suggest that somewhere around 20 percent of adolescents have shared nude or semi-nude pictures of themselves by way of a mobile phone or computer. And new technological developments are...Read More
Lyyra, N., Välimaa, R. & Tynjälä, J. Loneliness and subjective health complaints among school-aged children. Scand. J. Public Health 46(20), 87–93. https://doi.org/10.1177/1403494817743901 (2018). Article PubMed Google Scholar Ottova, V. et al. The role of individual-and macro-level social determinants on young adolescents’ psychosomatic complaints. J. Early. 32(1), 126–158. https://doi.org/10.1177/0272431611419510 (2012). Article Google Scholar Heinz, A., Catunda,...Read More
In Alabama, we believe children should be protected and families deserve transparency when they entrust others with their care. When the state sets standards for facilities responsible for vulnerable youth, those standards must mean something. Laws written to safeguard children must be more than words on paper. They must be enforced. Alabama has long been...Read More
SPARKS, Nev. (KOLO) – A Sparks man has been sentenced to 23 years in prison after being found guilty of sexually abusing multiple children. Judge Miranda Du sentenced Angel Fernandez for sexually abusing four Native American children on the Reno Sparks Indian Colony, as well as two other children. The DOJ says that Fernandez abused...Read More
Content Social media sites and text messaging have allowed taunts to enter cyberspace and follow victims everywhere they have their phone. What is it? Cyberbullying involves using computers, smartphones or other connected devices to embarrass, hurt, mock or threaten someone online. It can be anonymous and follow a victim everywhere, 24 hours a day, 7 days a...Read More
New platform introduces real-time intelligence, interactive tools, and a new model for protecting children in the algorithmic age SAN FRANCISCO, March 31, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Today, TeenAegis (https://teenaegis.com) launches an intelligence-led platform built to confront a systemic failure in how technology companies protect children online—including across social media, gaming, and emerging AI-driven platforms. As incidents of...Read More
TAMPA, Fla. – Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed two bills Tuesday aimed at strengthening protections for children against sexual predators and artificial intelligence-generated abuse material. The governor spoke at the FDLE Tampa Bay Regional Operations and was joined by Attorney General James Uthmeier and Florida Department of Law Enforcement Commissioner Mark Glass. The first measure,...Read More
NEWS Allie Hayes, a young woman with Down Syndrome, was targeted by an online predator in 2017, but due to legal gaps, her family found no immediate recourse. This incident led her parents, Mark and Dawn Hayes, to advocate for new legislation in Michigan. In 2023, the “Justice for Allie” bills were passed, criminalizing the...Read More
Discussions centered on youth safety in schools often focus on armed School Resource Officers (SROs), leaving alternative approaches to gun violence and school security largely unexplored. In Seattle, we have proposed and implemented many promising initiatives that are already making a difference and deserve further exploration. The overwhelming passage of the 2025 Families, Education, Preschool and...Read More
