MYTH VS FACT: HOW SAFE ARE OUR CHILDREN ONLINE!

According to UNICEF and Council for the Welfare of Children, Philippines. CSAEM (Child Sexual Abuse & Exploitation of Minors) affects 𝙗𝙤𝙩𝙝 𝙗𝙤𝙮𝙨 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙜𝙞𝙧𝙡𝙨. While girls are often more reported in statistics, many boys also experience abuse but 𝙙𝙤 𝙣𝙤𝙩 𝙧𝙚𝙥𝙤𝙧𝙩 it due to stigma, fear, or shame. Studies show that boys may be underrepresented in official data, but they are 𝙚𝙦𝙪𝙖𝙡𝙡𝙮 𝙖𝙩 𝙧𝙞𝙨𝙠, especially from perpetrators known to the child, such as family members, relatives, or trusted adults.

Not everything we hear about child abuse and online exploitation is true. Misconceptions can put children at risk.

ʀᴇꜰᴇʀᴇɴᴄᴇꜱ:

– ᴜɴɪᴄᴇꜰ ᴘʜɪʟɪᴘᴘɪɴᴇꜱ. ᴄʜɪʟᴅ ᴘʀᴏᴛᴇᴄᴛɪᴏɴ ꜰᴀᴄᴛꜱ.

– ᴄᴏᴜɴᴄɪʟ ꜰᴏʀ ᴛʜᴇ ᴡᴇʟꜰᴀʀᴇ ᴏꜰ ᴄʜɪʟᴅʀᴇɴ, ᴘʜɪʟɪᴘᴘɪɴᴇꜱ. ɴᴀᴛɪᴏɴᴀʟ ʙᴀꜱᴇʟɪɴᴇ ꜱᴛᴜᴅʏ ᴏɴ ᴄʜɪʟᴅ ᴀʙᴜꜱᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ᴇxᴘʟᴏɪᴛᴀᴛɪᴏɴ.