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It is our responsibility to keep our children out of harm’s way. However, with the expansion of the internet and digital technologies this responsibility has become even more challenging.

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Protecting Your Child’s Image and Personal Information Online: Empowering Parents That It’s Okay to Say ‘No’

Now that back-to-school season is in full gear, many parents are excited to capture and share their ...

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Parents Aren’t Asking Permission to Post Other People’s Kids Online, but They Should

By Carly Yoost, Founder Child Rescue Coalition   Social media has evolved beyond anyone...

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The Dark Side of AI: Risks to Children

Artificial intelligence (AI) has become a powerful force, transforming the way we live, communicate,...

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TEEN TALK: Ensuring Online Safety for Teens

In today's digital era, it's crucial to prioritize the safety of our teens while they navigate the v...

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Protecting Your Children from Cyberflashing via AirDrop: A Parent’s Guide

Our children are growing up in a digital world, and while technology can be a fantastic tool for lea...

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5 Steps to Staying Safe on Snapchat Every Parent Should Know

If you have a teen or a smartphone, you’ve probably heard about Snapchat—an app that has taken t...

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Safeguarding Children Online: The Importance of Monitoring Internet and Social Media Usage

In today's digital age, kids are growing up with unprecedented access to the online world. While the...

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7 Tips for a Safer Sleepover

Do you allow your child to host or attend sleepovers? Sleepovers have become a hot topic of debate a...

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10 Expert Tips for Protecting Children from Online Sexual Predators

As a parent, keeping your child safe is always a top priority. In today's digital world, online safe...

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5 Healthy Tech Habits for the New Year

By: Kristen Hewitt As the calendar year changes many set goals and resolutions for the new year. ...

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Holiday Gathering and Consent Safety Tips

For many families, the holidays are a time of large gatherings with lots of food and friends. And as...

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TECH OR TREAT: 5 Apps to Keep Kids Safe on Halloween

Tech or Treat?! Kids love Halloween where they can play dress up and roam the streets searching for ...

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The Trauma of Child Sexual Abuse and How to Find Help

Every nine minutes a child is sexually abused, and 1 in 10 children will be sexually abused before t...

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5 Safety Tips for Step Parents

This post was written by Kendra Barnes, mom of two, divorcee, and parenting blogger. It has been sha...

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Pause Before You Post: 4 Tips for Safe Back-to-School Photos

Chalkboards and letter boards displaying children's names, schools, and other identifying informatio...

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Why Parents Need to C.R.A.M. & Learn Internet Safety

As kids and teachers are preparing to head back to school, there is something else parents need to a...

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3 Things You Can Do Today to Keep Kids Safe Online

You know there are potential dangers when allowing your kids to use the internet. You know the impor...

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5 Ways to Take Safer Selfies

Thirty years ago, we didn’t have smart phones or social media, and the word “selfie” didn’t ...

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How to Talk to Kids About Online Safety & Predators by Age

The following post was written by Moe McClanahan, a retired investigator with more than 20 years of ...

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The Goods on Gaming

Gaming can offer kids a sense of escape, which became even more attractive through the pandemic. Gam...

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Download C.R.A.M. & ACE Internet Safety

Every day around 200,000 children go online for the first time. The online world was not designed wi...

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The 7 P’s to Recognizings the Signs of Grooming

Online child predators are continually using unique and clever tactics to get in touch with children...

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6 Tips for Choosing a Babysitter You Can Trust

6 Tips for Choosing a Babysitter You Can Trust

Most parents would agree that their number one goal, above all else, is to keep their children safe....

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Growing Kids and Boundaries: Teaching Consent By Age and Stage

“The talk”, the birds and the bees….and consent. Consent is an integral part of any sex educat...

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An Online Holiday Safety List To Check Twice

‘Tis the season to be gifting new technology and sharing about fun holiday activities online. You ...

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It’s OK Parents, Be Helicopter-y When it Comes to Social Media & Kids

By: Rachel Sobel A few years ago, we succumbed to social pressures and let our daughter have TikT...

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10 Common Truths of Child Sexual Abuse

Child Sexual Abuse is unfortunately a taboo subject, no one discusses it despite its prevalence in o...

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Make Kids Earn Screen Time this Summer with this Printable

Summer is here and you know what that means? Fun in the sun, ice cream, lots of family time and more...

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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...

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What Child Sex Trafficking Really Looks Like 

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

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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 ...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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 ...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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7 Smart Halloween Safety Tips

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

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Avoid these predator attracting hashtags to keep your kids safe online

Avoid These Predator Attracting Hashtags

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

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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 ...

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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...

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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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Featured Stories

Introducing Catherine Cox: CRC’s Special Project Consultant Leading Operation Artemis

We are excited to introduce Catherine Cox, Special Projects, Operation Artemis – Child Rescue Coal...

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When the People You Trust Hurt You: Osungu’s Story

Trigger warning: This story contains real descriptions of child sexual abuse and may be triggering f...

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The Hidden Toll: Mental Health Impact on Officers Investigating Child Sexual Abuse Material

Wilfredo (Wil) Hernandez, a former law enforcement officer with over 33 years of service, has dedica...

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James’ Story: You Can Blossom After Abuse

On the 2nd of March 2019, It was a fairly cold Saturday morning when I got out of my dorm room at Ly...

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Child Rescue Coalition Turns 10: A Decade of Impact

This year we're celebrating 10 years of protecting the innocence of children through technology! As ...

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Kimberly’s Story: A Glimmer of Survival, Hope, & Healing

Written by: Kimberly Shannon Murphy, Hollywood Stunt Double and Author “It started when I was a...

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Dylan’s Story: The Crime of Sextortion

My story begins on the 5th August 2021. A day that regrettably defines who I am.  I woke up that...

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Getting to Know Emily Meacham: CRC’s Director of Development

It's Women’s Month, and we're pulling back the curtain to introduce some of the selfless women who...

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STORY FROM A SPECIAL AGENT: I’M MAD WE FAILED TO PROTECT OUR CHILDREN

By: Austin Berrier, HSI My name is Austin Berrier, and I am a special agent with Homeland Securit...

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An Unsung Hero: The Story Behind CRC Technology

Many of our supporters know that our CRC technology helps law enforcement track predators online sha...

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A Window into a World: Protecting Children Through CRC Technology

By: Tom Farrell,  Director of Innovation, Child Rescue Coalition "Protecting children is the pri...

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Amy’s Story: My Uncle & Me

I am a 19 year-old girl and I am a victim of child sexual abuse and child sexual abuse material (CSA...

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Melissa’s Story: My Very Own Boogy Monster

My abuser didn’t look like an abuser. He was an ex-cop of twenty years, he worked the D.A.R.E prog...

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Jenny’s Story: Victim Impact Statement

I'm 18 now and so I am writing this to have my own voice in my victimization when I was a child. ...

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“OPEN YOUR EYES” Short Film Raises Awareness about Child Sexual Abuse

Former Dallas Cowboys cheerleader, Stanford graduate, and passionate advocate for survivors of sexua...

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Elizabeth’s Story: No Longer the Sillouette

I was the one in the shadows, blending in with the wallpaper hoping no one would notice me. The silh...

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Amy’s Story: The Raw, Real & Unedited Truth about Child Trafficking

I don’t know if I can tell the story of how I became a trafficked child without speaking of how li...

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It’s Time to End the Silence and TALK about Child Sexual Abuse

By: Emily van Schenkhof Over the years as a child advocate, I have had my heart broken many times...

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Getting to Know CRC’s Lead Instructor Kevin West

Kevin West served in law enforcement for over 40 years, having started his career in 1979. Even in t...

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The CRC Story: Two Sisters Fight to Save Children

By: Carly Yoost Many people ask me how I came to be the CEO of Child Rescue Coalition when I spea...

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Stopping The Live Streaming Abuse of Children

Many of us use video platforms for business meetings or to catch up with friends and family. Did you...

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Amelia’s Story: Groomed on a Video Game

Trigger Warning: This story contains a real account of the grooming of a young child. I did not f...

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Groundbreaking PTSD Treatment for Survivors of Sex Trafficking and Child Sexual Abuse

By: Lexie Smith, Survivor I feel like I am finally truly living and not pining for death anymore af...

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Lifelong Lasting Impacts of Child Sexual Abuse

The horrors of child sexual abuse and the effect on the victims of this crime is what some peo...

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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...

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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...

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Lexie’s Story: Build Trust to Protect Children

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

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

Facebook’s much publicized and widely criticized move towards end-to-end encryption continues to c...

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Jeremy’s Story: Speaking Out About My Abuse

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

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The Signs Were There, But No One Was Watching

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

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Jessica’s Story: Better Days Are on the Way

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

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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 ...

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PTSD: The Monster Inside My Head

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

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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...

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