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Our organisation was founded in 2014 in response to the tragic loss of Breck Bednar, a 14-year-old boy who was groomed and murdered by someone he met online. Our work aims to prevent this from ever happening again. Our work saves lives. 

We reach thousands of children every year with Breck's story 

The online grooming, exploitation and digital abuse of children is on the rise

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In 2022, there were 

63,050

We are experiencing a meteoric rise in children and young people’s digital and online engagement. With that comes an increase in online safety concerns. In the year 2000, only 26% of the UK population was using the internet. However, in 2021, 99% of children in the UK went online. 

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Due to the ever-evolving and developing digital landscape, we are facing an increasing number of unregulated online spaces that predators, groomers, scammers, and anyone seeking to cause harm can use. It is children and young people who, in our shared online world, are most at risk. 

put themselves in danger by playing online regularly with strangers

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From Breck’s story, and an increasing number of high-profile related cases (Olly Stephens, Molly Russell and Mia Janin), and from our own interactions with young people in schools and other youth spaces, we know there is an urgent and vital need to increase the digital resilience of the UK youth population. 

online grooming crimes in the last four years

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