ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
The Canadian Centre for Child Protection is very proud of the work that went into creating the A Resource Guide for Schools: Addressing Self/Peer Exploitation. We are optimistic that this guide will assist school personnel and families in responding to self/peer exploitation incidents as well as preventing youth’s involvement in this activity. We offer the following professionals/ agencies our sincere gratitude for their contribution to the development of this critical resource: Dr. Lawrence Ellerby (Psychologist), Dr. John Wiens (Education Professor and Former Dean), Dr. Debbie Lindsay (Pediatrician, Child Protection Centre), Danielle Kolton (Ph.D), Lisa Henderson (Ontario Provincial Strategy Crown Coordinator), Jan Sippel (Coordinator — Abuse Prevention, Vancouver School Board), Dr. Beth Veale (School Support Officer, Peel District School Board), Toronto Police Service Sex Crimes — Child Exploitation Unit, Ontario Provincial Police — Child Sexual Exploitation Section, Ottawa Police Service Internet Child Exploitation Unit, RCMP E Division Integrated Child Exploitation Unit, Southern Alberta Internet Child Exploitation Unit, Saskatchewan Provincial Integrated ICE Unit, and Halifax Integrated Child Exploitation Unit. Special thanks goes to the tireless efforts of the Canadian Centre for Child Protection staff for their persistence and dedication to delivering an outstanding resource guide for educators, school-based police officers, families and youth impacted by self/peer exploitation incidents. In addition, our sincere thanks to Justice Canada, Public Safety Canada and Bell for providing critical funding support.
NEED HELP NOW
Many youth take pictures/videos and send them to friends or post the content online. When a sexual image/video ends up on the Internet, the primary focus of the affected youth is getting the content down. If you know of a youth that has been impacted by a sexual picture/video being posted on the Internet, let her/him know about NeedHelpNow.ca for some practical steps about regaining some control over the content. The Additional Resources section of this guide also walks through what youth can say to a website/online service to expedite a picture/video being removed.