Cybertipline
Posted by Richard Kuhlenschmidt Tue, 31 Oct 2006 22:28:52 GMT
We received the following e-mail this afternoon and I wanted to make sure I posted this asap.
I am working with National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) to increase awareness of an important resource – the Cybertipline. I am contacting you because we need your help in spreading the word about this significant cause.
Over the past few months, the issue of online predators and the safety of children online have come to the forefront in the media. NBC Dateline, Oprah and the New York Times have all done features on this increasing danger.
If you are not familiar, Cybertipline was instituted in 1998 and aims to “empower the public to take immediate and direct action to enforce a zero tolerance policy regarding child sexual exploitation.”
Did you know?
- Approximately 1 in 5 children is sexually solicited online, but only 1 in 4 tells a parent about the experience.
- 70% of unwanted sexual solicitations to children occur while the child is using a home computer.
As you can see, there is an urgent need to educate parents, teachers and children alike that there is a safe place where they can report these types of crimes.
It is important to know about resources like this. For further information, click here.
Have a Happy and Safe Halloween from all of us here at Famundo.
I have cybertipline bookmarked and its a great resource to know about and use if needed. I havent had to use it before but i am glad to know its out there.