Empowering Students, Preventing Harm

We are a survivor-led youth initiative dedicated to to preventing online child exploitation, especially sextortion, through digital safety education and practical resources.

See The Safe Link in Action

Watch this short compilation of excerpts from a recent one-hour parent workshop.

Topics include online sextortion prevention, common tactics used by online predators, warning signs of online exploitation, and strategies for fostering open parent-child communication about digital safety.

Community Voices

"‘The Safe Link’ program utilizes Cynthia's personal lived experience as a survivor of sextortion, as well as the latest research, to educate middle and high school students about this crucial topic and how they can protect themselves. Cynthia's poised, articulate and charismatic demeanor also engages parents as she educates them about how to keep their kids safe from online sextortion." —Lindsay Hawthorne, Digital Media and Communications Manager, ENOUGH ABUSE

“Her talk showed such thoughtful consolidation of information, advice, questions to the audience that required applying the info, and all of this from a young woman who survived something horrific....I also appreciated her ability to speak to us as parents, but also to share a window into the way a teen may think and feel.” —Participant

“I really had no idea about any of this, and I'm so glad that I'm more informed now. I liked the way that Cynthia provided information, but also had questions to help the audience apply the ideas. Her ability to speak as a survivor of this experience was very valuable. Everyone in the audience was impacted by her courage and ability to share on this difficult and important topic.” —Participant

“Amazing workshop with good info” —Participant

“…courageous and well-spoken, first hand experience shared by the presenter” —Participant

Our Partners

Our work is made possible through the support of these incredible partner organizations that share our mission of preventing exploitation and protecting youth.

ENOUGH ABUSE®

ENOUGH ABUSE® is the nation’s oldest citizen-based child advocacy organization, with a 6-decade history of improving the lives of vulnerable children.

SafeBAE

SafeBAE is a survivor-founded 501c3 organization working to end sexual violence among middle and high school students nationwide.

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