Could social networking prevent suicide in teenagers? Study finds most young people would turn to technology to ask for help | Mail Online
Helen Collis, Mail Online, recently shared a post discussing the question if social networking could provent teenage suicide. She refers to a study by Scottye Cash, College of Social Work … Continue reading →
Catfishing: A Growing Trend In Cyberbullying – CyberBullyHotline
Cyberbullying remains one of the major problems in the use of social media. A growing trend in Cyberbullying is „Catfishing“ – using a false identity online for networking or bullying … Continue reading →
How Social Workers can fight Cyberbullying
Rena Malai, member of the news staff of the American National Association of Social Workers (NASW), shared her thoughts about on- and offline bullying. Here are the statements I find … Continue reading →
How young people use social media and social networks for sexual health communication
Researchers from Australia explored how young people use social media and social networks for sexual health communication. Here is the abstract of the article publishes in the The International Journal … Continue reading →
The Fifth Army | An App for Young People dealing with Depression, Bullying or Homophobia [VIDEO]
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jd17fJxNjRQ] THE FIFTH ARMY is a movement tackling three big issues affecting young people today – depression, homophobia and bullying. By completing missions and earning points to move up the … Continue reading →
6 Questions to Ask before Posting to Social Networks
… Businesses need to make a coordinated effort, using a combination of policies, training and technology to mitigate the risks (to personnel as well as the business) of workers using … Continue reading →
Information and Resources for Cyberbullying Prevention – Cyberbully Help
If you are looking for useful information and resources for bullying prevention, for both traditional bullying and cyberbullying, have a look at … via Cyberbully Help.
Learning machines scour Twitter in service of bullying research – University of Wisconsin-Madison
Hundreds of millions of daily posts on the social networking service Twitter are providing a new window into bullying — a tough nut to crack for researchers. “Kids are pretty … Continue reading →
Nancy Lublin: Texting that saves lives | Video on TED.com
When Nancy Lublin started texting teenagers to help with her social advocacy organization, what she found was shocking — they started texting back about their own problems, from bullying to … Continue reading →