CANCELLED: Cyber Safety and Human Trafficking Awareness – 5 Tips, 5 Ideas, 5 Signs
June 24 @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Free
Although this event is currently cancelled, we hope to reschedule for Fall 2025. Please check back regularly for updates.
5 Tips, 5 Ideas, 5 Signs came about following presentations where parents and guardians were dismayed at the idea that computers, tablets and cellular devices are being utilized by predators to engage with their children.
We know this is happening, based on first hand accounts from students during school presentations, and investigations by our police partners, as well as Victim Services Guelph Wellington.
In order to address this disconnect, Crime Stoppers Guelph Wellington (CSGW) developed a simple and actionable list of 5 Tips on How to Talk to Kids about Cyber Safety & Human Trafficking; 5 Ideas on How to Keep your Child Cyber Safe & Human Trafficking Aware; and 5 Signs Your Child is Being Groomed. The idea of 5 5 5 is that it is simple to have conversations with our kids; ideally before they get a device, but certainly before they run into trouble.
We know youth in the City of Guelph and County of Wellington are being solicited. Grooming starts at a young age and the tactics can be clever and cruel. We also know predators use social media platforms as well as online gaming platforms to engage with youth. It’s where the kids are.
Therefore, we have to talk about keeping our children safe, not just in the real world, but in the digital world as well.
If you have any questions or need further information, please email [email protected].
