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Evaluating the capacity of Australian school staff to recognise and respond to cyberbullying behaviours

To prevent and manage students' cyberbullying, school staff must be aware of this behavior, be able to recognize it, and respond appropriately and skilfully.

Dolly’s Dream and The Kids Research Institute Australia launch new partnership with free cyber safety app, Beacon

Anti-bullying organisation Dolly’s Dream has partnered with The Kids Research Institute Australia to get Beacon, the free cyber safety app, into the hands of parents and carers across the nation.

Relationship between The Kids Research Institute Australia and Wangle

Understand the relationship between The Kids Research Institute Australia and Wangle Family Insites, a research-driven app to analyse children’s online activity in real time.

Internet and gaming use linked to serious mental health disorders in young people

The Kids Research Institute Australia researchers have found a strong link between excessive internet use and increased levels of psychological distress, including suicidal t

Video: Top 10 tips for cyber safety

Do you want to know how to protect your kids online? The Kids Research Institute Australia's Professor Donna Cross outlines her top ten tips for cyber safety in this video.

Cybersafety

Even in the safety of their home, there are many risky places a child or teenager can visit online. This can be due to the content they see, who they come into contact with, and personal information they share.

Designs on Narrative: A Design-Based Method to Elicit Young People’s Narratives About Electronic Image-Sharing Issues and Interventions

The narrative structure innate to the Design Thinking process offered a picture of electronic image-sharing problems and related solutions from young people’s perspectives

If it's about me, why do it without me? Genuine student engagement in school cyberbullying education

This study reports on a three-year group randomized controlled trial, the Cyber Friendly Schools Project, aimed to reduce cyberbullying among grade 8 students

Adolescent perceptions of bystanders’ responses to cyberbullying

This study explored the perceptions of, and key influences on, adolescent bystanders who witness cyberbullying

Encouraging the positive use of technology through community engagement

This study utilises a community-level approach to develop resources to encourage cybersafety and a positive transition from primary to secondary school