The Risky Behaviors and Online Safety track of the Youth and Media Policy Working Group Initiative at the Berkman Center for Internet & Society at Harvard University is creating a Compendium of youth-based Internet safety programs and interventions. We are requesting organizations, institutions, and individuals working in online youth safety to share descriptions of their effective programs and interventions that address risky behavior by youth online. We are particularly interested in endeavors that involve educators, social services, mentors and coaches, youth workers, religious leaders, law enforcement, mental health professionals, and those working in the field of public or adolescent health.
- More information can be found at: http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/research/digitalnatives/policy/safetycfp
- Submission Deadline: December 21, 2009
- Submission Length: 2-5 pages
- Send Submission to: ymps-submissions@cyber.law.harvard.edu
Program descriptions will be made publicly available. Exemplary programs will be spotlighted to policy makers, educators, and the public so that they too can learn about different approaches being tried and tested. Submissions also will be used to inform recommendations for future research and program opportunities.
Submissions should be documentations of solutions, projects, or initiatives that address at least one of the following four areas being addressed:
- Sexual solicitation of and sex crimes involving minors
- Bullying or harassment of minors
- Access to problematic or illegal content (including pornographic and violent content)
- Youth-generated problematic or illegal content (including sexting and self-harm sites)
We are especially keen to highlight projects that focus on underlying problems, risky youth behavior, and settings where parents cannot be relied upon to help youth. The ideal solution, project, or initiative will be grounded in research-driven knowledge about the risks youth face rather than generalized beliefs about online risks. Successful endeavors will most likely recognize that youth cannot simply be protected, but must be engaged as active agents in any endeavor that seeks to help youth.
Please forward this call along to any organizations and individuals you think would be able to share information about their successful experiences and programs.
Should you have any questions, please contact us: ymps-submissions@cyber.law.harvard.edu.
