- Hello all,
Social sites have a wealth of information that can be beneficial to our lives. The internet also presents a safe haven for predators seeking to prey on the unknowing. Internet predators are social creatures if only to the people they tend to violate.
I encourage parents and older adolescents to learn about the techniques predators use to meet, groom and violate the targets they go after. It is often easier for us as parents to look for resources after a loved one has been raped, molested, kidnapped or violated in some other way. Please be proactive in your diligent efforts to protect your family, friends and community from predators whose sole intention is to seek, steal and destroy!
We can be who or what we want to be on the social sites that allow us to describe who we are and what we are to others. Young people are being lied to constantly by predators saying what the child wants to hear in a time of crisis or a moment of depression. The predator then sets the stage for a better opportunity or a meeting to support and encourage, only to harm the child or young adult when they show their face.
Make no mistake, college students are being sought out as well as single women. Campus parties are potential hot beds of danger. A simple pill in a drink you turned your back on momentarily, a trip upstairs, a visit to the bathroom together, even an exchange of phone numbers or social media contacts can become dangerous situations.
So, if you need a Uber, Lyft, or go on a date, send your location and the other person’s contact information to your friends and family members. You should also make sure the driver or date knows you gave their info to people for your safety. Use Facebook live to post a video of the person you are with and try to get landmarks in the video. This allows for the authorities or your rescuers to locate you quickly!
Again, education is key to safety. Please use the links below to educate yourselves and lets eliminate RAPE!
Help Is Available…..
(click on the links below to navigate to each site)
National Runaway Switchboard: 1-800-RUNAWAY
Rape, Abuse, Incest National Network (RAINN): 1-800-656-HOPE
National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC): 1-800-THE-LOST
National Trafficking Hotline: 1-888-3737-888
Childhelp USA National Child Abuse Hotline: 1-800-422-4453 or 1-800-4-A-CHILD
Hopeline – 1 800 SUICIDE
www.itsyourchoiceonline.com
www.TAALK.org
Community Forums/Blogs
www.eternitysunrise.org – online magazine and survivor blog
Media Resources
Comfortinthestorm
Making of a Girl
Facebook: Comfort In The Storm
Twitter: @comfortndstorm
Email…[email protected]
Phone…..562 270-4009
