Sexual and Inappropriate Behaviour
Report to us at the Child Exploitation and Online Protection Centre
If someone has acted inappropriately online towards you. This may have included sexual or offensive chat, asking you to do something you dont feel comfortable with, sending you material you find offensive or inappropriate or being insistent about meeting you in the real world. This contact may have been in a chat room, on a message board, in a social networking site, over instant messenger or on a mobile phone and the content could have been sent to you through email, postings and so on.- no matter where, or how it happened you shouldnt have to put up with it and by making a report you could help make the internet safer for not only you but all other users as well.
Other Sources of Help and Advice
There are other sources of help and advice if you dont want to make a report straight away.
Help from ChildLine
You can ring Childline on 0800 1111 where you can speak to someone in private and the number will not show up on your phone bill. Childline is managed by the NSPCC is there to help you so please dont be afraid to make the call.
The Childline website also offers excellent help and advice on a whole range of issues.
Help from Cyber Mentors
Cybermentors offer a very similar service online to Childline but this time you can speak to someone online who is your own age. Their site www.cybermentors.org.uk offers excellent advice and guidance so please use it.
Advice From thinkuknow.co.uk
Finally the Child Exploitation and Online Protection Centre offers their own independent advice and help programme - Thinkuknow. Have a look at the site. It has been designed by young people for young people and is there as a constant source of help and advice. Please enjoy your time online and use these resources as your one-stop source to stay safe.
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