Ways to Get Help

Get emotional and mental?health support

You’re not alone. Connect with a counsellor confidentially at the Women’s?Centre for Change by email, phone or face-to-face.

Visit the Women’s?Centre for Change to learn?more

Report

You can report concerns about harmful content on the Internet 24/7 at Talian Kasih?15999.

Visit Talian Kasih 15999 to learn?more

If you or someone else is in immediate danger, please call?999.

  • Photos and videos that you receive or try to send that may contain nudity are blurred by your device in selected Apple?apps. Apple cannot access these photos and videos. You decide whether to open or send them.

    Before opening a blurred photo or video:

    • Ask yourself: “Do I know and trust this person?” If not, delete?it.
    • Tell a trusted?adult if you feel pressured or intimidated, or if the photo or video is from an?adult.

    Before sending a nude photo or video:

    • Ask yourself: “Is someone pressuring me to share it?” If so, don’t send it. Get help from a trusted?adult.
    • Once you send a photo or video, it could be forwarded or posted publicly.
    • Never share nude or intimate photos of other people. It’s a betrayal of trust.

    Remember:?

    • Sending nude photos or videos isn’t necessary for a good relationship.
    • Just because you trust someone now doesn’t mean you’ll trust them in the?future.
    • If you lose control of your photo or video, there are people and resources to help?you.

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  • To stay safe online:

    • Be careful about interacting online with people you don’t know in person. They may not be who they say they?are.
    • Avoid sending or exchanging nude or intimate photos or videos, and avoid conversations that are sexual in nature, especially with adults or people you don’t know in?person.
    • If someone harasses you sexually or solicits nude photos or videos, save the evidence, report the content, block or mute the account and tell a trusted?adult.
    • Avoid in-person meetings with people you meet?online.
    • Don’t measure your life based on what others post.
    • Be honest about your age when signing up for apps that ask for it. Some apps have built-in protections for teens.
    • Think carefully before sharing personal information about yourself, family members and friends.
    • Use strong and unique passwords, and don’t share them. When possible, use two-factor authentication and fingerprint or facial recognition.
    • Know how to block and report posts, conversations or people that make you uncomfortable.
    • Don’t post anything that might embarrass you now or in the?future.?
    • Treat people respectfully, and don’t respond to mean or disrespectful comments.

  • People who want to abuse you sexually may start by befriending you to gain your trust. It’s called grooming.?Be on the lookout for warning signs of grooming.

    The person might:

    • Try to establish a close friendship with you quickly.
    • Contact you on multiple?apps.
    • Message you a lot.?
    • Ask you to engage in a live chat, video or voice conversation.?
    • Give you money or gifts and ask you to hide?them.
    • Attempt to isolate you from friends or family.
    • Talk about romance, love or sex.
    • Request nude or sexually explicit photos or videos.?
    • Ask you to hide the relationship from friends or family.
    • Blame you for what’s happening.?
    • Claim that you will get into trouble if you tell?anyone.
    • Threaten to hurt you, your family, a pet or other loved ones if you say?anything.
    • Try to convince you to feel sorry for them.

    If you notice any of these signs, it’s not your fault. Get help from a trusted?adult.

  • If someone is repeatedly mean to you or others online, that’s cyberbullying. Imagery containing nudity can be used to bully. It’s not your fault. No one deserves to be treated cruelly or made to feel uncomfortable.

    If you are being cyberbullied:

    • Stay calm, and don’t retaliate. Responding in anger can escalate and prolong the?situation.
    • You do not need to respond. If someone sends you an inappropriate image or content that makes you uncomfortable, you can get?help.
    • Ask the person to stop. If they don’t, block or mute the?account.
    • Save the evidence. Take a screenshot of the content. Report the content, and block or mute the account. If you think the person goes to your school, you can report the cyberbullying to a teacher, the school counsellor or the?principal.
    • Reach out for help. Talk to a trusted?adult and friends for support.

    If you’re aware of someone being cyberbullied:

    • Keep cool. You can stand up for a friend, but never retaliate.
    • Show your support. If possible, send a kind message to the person being cyberbullied.
    • If the targeted person goes to your school, let them know you have their?back.

Additional Resources for Grown?Ups