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This Cyber Safety graphic was created by high school students as part of their youth-led prevention project.
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This Cyber Safety graphic was created by students Bridgett Bajorek, Samantha Happel, and Audrey Williams, three students from Olentangy High School in Central Ohio and shared with permission.
This is an example of a youth-led prevention project from the 2023-2024 school year. To learn more about youth-led prevention in Ohio, contact Prevention Action Alliance (PAA) and the Ohio Youth Led Prevention Network.
Youth-led prevention groups may choose any of a variety of projects. This group created a six week educational campaign called 27 Minutes.
27 Minutes focuses on educating parents and guardians about the dangers and issues of social media. Special Edition Know! Tips (through PAA) will be released for six weeks on topics related to sextortion, depression, anxiety and self-esteem, personal safety, excessive social media use, and Ohio’s Social Media Parental Notification Act. These tips are written by teens, for caring adults everywhere.
To follow are words from one of the students:
“This graphic consists of cyber tips on how to stay safe while using social media.
The infographic we created demonstrates the ways you can use social media in a safe way. We created this infographic to inform the public on ways to use social media without endangering themselves.
Included: Our 27 minutes newsletter
https://preventionactionalliance.org/news/in-27-minutes-everything-can-change/
[The title of our campaign came from the story of Braden Markus.]
On October 17, 2021, Braden Markus, a 15-year-old, was targeted on social media by a predator. After images were sent to who he believed to be a teenage girl, it quickly turned into a ransom. The predator threatened to post the pictures unless Braden paid them $1800. The messages continued back and forth for 27 minutes and resulted in Braden feeling so helpless that he took his own life.
In 27 minutes, everything can change. As a classmate of Braden Markus’s, I have seen what social media can be responsible for. The district and school were emotionally shocked when the news came out that Braden had passed. The days following his death were silent in the school, and Braden’s friends did not go to classes. Braden’s impact on people and the school continues to live on two years later. When the news was released that it was an outcome of sextortion, I realized that there needs to be more awareness surrounding social media and that it could lead to a life-or-death situation.
I got social media at the age of 12. In those years, I have been in contact with strangers and thought nothing of it, seen how people hide behind a screen and feel as though their actions are not related to them, gone to an anonymous chat room, and talked to strangers twice my age, and been contacted by old male predators through a direct message without warning.
There are no limits on social media, and being exposed to it at a young age has affected me. I’ve matured faster, feel like I’m more addicted to my phone than ever, and I’ve learned how to navigate being contacted by strangers. No 12-year-old should be used to talking to strangers online. People on social media are oblivious to what they are involved with. Communicating with strangers is completely normalized, and people partake in it without being aware of the impact it could have. One person, one message, one minute is all it takes.
Social media started as chat rooms and then progressed to Facebook. Since then, talking to strangers has played a large role in the experience created. People can create accounts under a completely different age, name, and location. Since the beginning of social media, everyone has lied about different aspects of themselves. This raises the problem: You can be anyone you want to be.
Ohio is implementing the Parental Notification Act on January 15, 2024.
This Act:
when getting social media.
There are still ways for children to get around the Parental Notification Act. As said before, it is easy for people to lie on social media. While they hide behind a screen, any identity is possible.
Our project is to educate parents and guardians on the dangers of social media and what to consider when allowing their children to get social media.
The three main goals of our project are to:
On July 5, 2023, Ohio Governor, Mike Dewine signed House Bill 33 into effect, but The Social Media Parental Notification Act will be carried out in January. Kids will be forced to get parental consent to have certain social media accounts. This is Ohio’s attempt to find a solution to the ongoing problems.
According to the United States Attorney’s Office, “Over 3,000 minor victims were targeted in the past year across the United States.” This statistic is one of many reasons proving that something needs to be done. Our goal over the next six weeks is to implement a plan to educate people about the dangers and issues of social media.”
Thank you PAA & Olentangy High School students for sharing your youth-led prevention work with Ohio schools and families!
Additional Resources:
No Wrong Door Marketplace materials or resources are reviewed and curated by the Ohio School-Based Center of Excellence for Prevention & Early Intervention. To discuss resources, add, or suggest updates to No Wrong Door Marketplace, please call 513-529-2450. www.OhioSBCOE.org
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This Cyber Safety graphic was created by students Bridgett Bajorek, Samantha Happel, and Audrey Williams, three students from Olentangy High School in Central Ohio and shared with permission.
This is an example of a youth-led prevention project from the 2023-2024 school year. To learn more about youth-led prevention in Ohio, contact Prevention Action Alliance (PAA) and the Ohio Youth Led Prevention Network.
Youth-led prevention groups may choose any of a variety of projects. This group created a six week educational campaign called 27 Minutes.
27 Minutes focuses on educating parents and guardians about the dangers and issues of social media. Special Edition Know! Tips (through PAA) will be released for six weeks on topics related to sextortion, depression, anxiety and self-esteem, personal safety, excessive social media use, and Ohio’s Social Media Parental Notification Act. These tips are written by teens, for caring adults everywhere.
To follow are words from one of the students:
“This graphic consists of cyber tips on how to stay safe while using social media.
The infographic we created demonstrates the ways you can use social media in a safe way. We created this infographic to inform the public on ways to use social media without endangering themselves.
Included: Our 27 minutes newsletter
https://preventionactionalliance.org/news/in-27-minutes-everything-can-change/
[The title of our campaign came from the story of Braden Markus.]
On October 17, 2021, Braden Markus, a 15-year-old, was targeted on social media by a predator. After images were sent to who he believed to be a teenage girl, it quickly turned into a ransom. The predator threatened to post the pictures unless Braden paid them $1800. The messages continued back and forth for 27 minutes and resulted in Braden feeling so helpless that he took his own life.
In 27 minutes, everything can change. As a classmate of Braden Markus’s, I have seen what social media can be responsible for. The district and school were emotionally shocked when the news came out that Braden had passed. The days following his death were silent in the school, and Braden’s friends did not go to classes. Braden’s impact on people and the school continues to live on two years later. When the news was released that it was an outcome of sextortion, I realized that there needs to be more awareness surrounding social media and that it could lead to a life-or-death situation.
I got social media at the age of 12. In those years, I have been in contact with strangers and thought nothing of it, seen how people hide behind a screen and feel as though their actions are not related to them, gone to an anonymous chat room, and talked to strangers twice my age, and been contacted by old male predators through a direct message without warning.
There are no limits on social media, and being exposed to it at a young age has affected me. I’ve matured faster, feel like I’m more addicted to my phone than ever, and I’ve learned how to navigate being contacted by strangers. No 12-year-old should be used to talking to strangers online. People on social media are oblivious to what they are involved with. Communicating with strangers is completely normalized, and people partake in it without being aware of the impact it could have. One person, one message, one minute is all it takes.
Social media started as chat rooms and then progressed to Facebook. Since then, talking to strangers has played a large role in the experience created. People can create accounts under a completely different age, name, and location. Since the beginning of social media, everyone has lied about different aspects of themselves. This raises the problem: You can be anyone you want to be.
Ohio is implementing the Parental Notification Act on January 15, 2024.
This Act:
when getting social media.
There are still ways for children to get around the Parental Notification Act. As said before, it is easy for people to lie on social media. While they hide behind a screen, any identity is possible.
Our project is to educate parents and guardians on the dangers of social media and what to consider when allowing their children to get social media.
The three main goals of our project are to:
On July 5, 2023, Ohio Governor, Mike Dewine signed House Bill 33 into effect, but The Social Media Parental Notification Act will be carried out in January. Kids will be forced to get parental consent to have certain social media accounts. This is Ohio’s attempt to find a solution to the ongoing problems.
According to the United States Attorney’s Office, “Over 3,000 minor victims were targeted in the past year across the United States.” This statistic is one of many reasons proving that something needs to be done. Our goal over the next six weeks is to implement a plan to educate people about the dangers and issues of social media.”
Thank you PAA & Olentangy High School students for sharing your youth-led prevention work with Ohio schools and families!
Additional Resources:
No Wrong Door Marketplace materials or resources are reviewed and curated by the Ohio School-Based Center of Excellence for Prevention & Early Intervention. To discuss resources, add, or suggest updates to No Wrong Door Marketplace, please call 513-529-2450. www.OhioSBCOE.org
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