Advice: Online
Staying safe online is so important, especially during the lockdown
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We are here to help with anything you do not understand, and we can also point you in the right direction!
By clicking on the subjects below, you can find lots of help, support and information for yourself and others:
- Online Safety
- Socialising Online
- Cyberbullying
- Child Sexual Exploitation
- Radicalisation, Extremism & Terrorism
- Sandwell PREVENT’s Extremism Booklet
- Gambling
- Feeling Good on Social Media
- A guide to social media apps and gaming
- Removing a nude image shared online
- Staying safe online
- Sexting and sending nudes
- Reporting nude images
- Online gaming
- Taking care of your digital footprint
- Mobile Phone Safety
- Online Grooming
- Online Porn
- Safeguarding
- Regional Cyber Crime Unit
- The Cyber Choices Website
- Seeking support online
- Reporting and blocking on social media
Services that are here to help you:
- Healthy Sandwell – Helping you to find the support you need
- Kooth – An online mental wellbeing community
- BEAM Sandwell – Emotional health & well-being service
- Health for Teens – The school nursing website in Sandwell
- Barnados – Support for victims of sexual abuse and exploitation
- Citizens Advice
- National Debtline – Support if you are struggling with debt
- Big Deal – Support and information about gambling
- Skips – Online Educational Training
If there is any immediate risk to life, contact the emergency services by calling 999 immediately
- To find out more about the police click here
- To report any crime that has taken place click here
