Helpful Contacts
Anyone who is suffering online harassment who feels they are in danger should ring the police.
If you are worried about someone's behaviour towards a child online, you can report this to the Child Exploitation and Online Protection Centre (CEOP). CEOP's Thinkuknow program provides more detailed information for parents, teachers and young people about staying safe on the internet – visit the website.
For anyone who is being cyber-bullied or cyber-stalked, the expert advice is to seek help immediately. Here are some useful starting points:
The Beat-bullying charity runs Cybermentors, an online youngster-to-youngster advice service to support young people who are being bullied. Beat-bullying is also organizing a 'Big March' - an online protest march against bullying. You can join by going to the Big March website to lobby the government on bullying. Useful advice is also available on the Beat Bullying website.
ChildLine is the free helpline and online service for children and young people in the UK. Children and young people can call 0800 1111 or visit the website to talk to a trained counselor about any problem, or talk to other young people on the message boards.
The Network for Surviving Stalking is conducting a study to find out the scale of cyber harassment. There's also practical advice at their website. The National Stalking Helpline is 0300 636 0300.
The UK National Bullying Helpline is available for adults and children Monday to Thursday 10am-4pm on 0845 22 55 787. Useful advice can be found on their website.
Kidscape operates an anti-bullying helpline for parents of bullied children on 08451 205204 Monday-Thursday 10am-4pm.
Parentline Plus on 0808 800 2222 or email parentsupport@parentlineplus.org.uk offers parents a free anti-bullying pack or visit the website for further support.
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