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CALL IT WHAT IT IS. Help Us Change Legislation from Child Pornography TO CSAM

“When children are involved, it’s not child pornography. It’s sexual abuse, and it’s a crime...

Brittany’s Story: Believe Victims of Childhood Sexual Abuse

I was not homeless. I was not a runaway. I was not a promiscuous child. I have never used drugs. I d...

Lexie’s Story: Build Trust to Protect Children

Trigger Warning: This article contains information about sexual abuse which may be triggering to sur...

Why Facebook’s Plan to Use End-to-End Encryption is a Direct Threat to Millions of Children Worldwide

By Glen Pounder, COO, Child Rescue Coalition Facebook’s much publicized and widely crit...

Jeremy’s Story: Speaking Out About My Abuse

Trigger Warning: This article contains information about sexual abuse which may be triggering to sur...

The Signs Were There, But No One Was Watching

Trigger Warning: This article contains information about sexual abuse which may be triggering to sur...

A Mother’s Story: Daughter’s Photo Stolen & Likeness Turned into a Child Sex Doll

“If I took her dreams away because some evil person stole my daughter’s image to make a child se...

Jessica’s Story: Better Days Are on the Way

Trigger Warning: This article contains information about child sexual abuse which may be triggering ...

ABUSE BY THE BOOK: PEDOPHILES SHARE GROOMING MANUALS AND LEARN TO PREY ON CHILDREN

Every day Child Rescue Coalition monitors 30-50 million records linked with child sexual abuse, and ...

PTSD: The Monster Inside My Head

Trigger Warning: This article, and pages it links to, contains information about sexual abuse and po...

It’s Not Child Pornography, It’s Child Sexual Abuse Material

Pornography is a term defined as adults engaging in erotic behavior in pictures, video, and/or writi...

Mobile Magic or Download Danger? How Apps Can Put Your Kids At Risk

“There’s an app for that.” Technology has become an integral part of our day-to-day life. We u...

What Child Sex Trafficking Really Looks Like

Parents read headlines about child sex trafficking all over the world and think, “This is awful bu...

Why all parents need to monitor their kids' devices frequently to stay safe online

Why Checking Your Kids’ Devices is Smart Not Snooping

“You check your kids’ phones? Like read her texts???” She typed to me incredulously in a paren...

5 Tips from an Investigator to Keep Your Kids Cyber Safe

This Cyber Monday we wanted to bring you advice to help keep you and your family cyber safe. We cons...

Coloring & Conversations: How to Talk to Your Kids about Boundaries

We are excited to announce the release of our Child Rescue Coalition coloring pages, made possible b...

Game Over: When Online Video Gaming “Friendships” Lead To Exploitation

While the majority of victims of child exploitation are victimized by people they know and trust, st...

Instagram Reels Real Talk: What Parents Need to Know

You might be scrolling through Instagram and see the latest clapboard icon followed by cute pops of ...

The Truth About TikTok: Online Safety Tips for This Top App

TikTok’s popularity has surged since the pandemic, adding 11 million new users since March. Famili...

What to Do When a Child Predator Contacts Your Child

You’ve installed monitoring software on all of your child’s devices. You don’t allow screens i...

Internet Safety Virtual Town Hall: Resources

The COVID-19 pandemic has caused global changes to most aspects of life; and one of the biggest chan...

Keeping Kids Safe Online – There’s An App For That (or 5!)

The risks that children face today look different than they did in the past. With easy access to the...

Investigator Shares 6 Steps Predators Take to Groom Kids Online

It’s become commonplace nowadays to see toddlers with iPads, and elementary school aged kids with ...

How to Keep Zoom Meetings Safe from Predators

How to Keep Zoom Meetings Safe from Unwanted Predators

As our world has evolved and adapted to online and distance learning, one of the primary programs ed...

9 Internet Safety Reminders During School Closures

With so many school closures across the globe amidst the COVID-19 crisis, we are seeing many compani...

Why We Don’t Allow Our Kids To Use Devices In Their Bedrooms

This was written by South Florida TV Reporter and Writer Kristen Hewitt. “Twenty years ago our ki...

6 Signs Your Child Is Being Targeted by a Predator

A child predator most likely looks just like you and me, and is probably already in your trusted cir...

How to Have “The Talk” About Online Safety with Kids

It happens so quickly. Our kids play games on their tablets as preschoolers learning colors, numbers...

Download This Two-Way Family Contract for Online Safety & Responsibility

As the holidays approach one gift that comes to mind often for parents is devices. Cell phones, tabl...

5 Tips From a Psychologist to Prevent Childhood Sexual Abuse

We hear it and see it all the time. A gymnastics teacher who got too close to the girls he was coach...

Tips from a 10-Year-Old to Stay Safe Online

This post was written by 10-year-old student Lila H., who attended our recent Blankets and Bear Hugs...

7 Smart Halloween Safety Tips

When the seasons change and the pumpkins appear, it can only mean one thing, Halloween. It’s kids'...

Avoid These Predator Attracting Hashtags

There is currently a major emphasis on our children’s use of social media. Every day there are new...

9 Back to School – Back to Online Safety Tips

As the summer days are dwindling and parents and kids are preparing for back to school, it’s also ...

30 Internet Acronyms All Parents Need to Know

Phones may not have been around when we were kids, but they are now and they're here to stay. And te...

5 TIPS FROM A POLICE OFFICER TO KEEP YOUR KIDS SAFE ONLINE

Child Rescue Coalition’s 2018 Investigator of the Year and Fort Lauderdale detective, Robert Mauro...

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