Daily Safeguarding Update - Safer Schools NI

Girls’ difficulty in navigating unsolicited ‘dick pics’

A study published in Sex Roles has explored how teenage girls experience receiving unwanted ‘dick pics’.
Almost half of women report having received an unsolicited image before the age of 18 in the UK.
Research showed 76% of adolescent girls surveyed had received a photo of this nature before and 70% had been asked to send naked pictures of themselves.
They also found that most images received were not asked for or wanted, but they did not feel they could report it.
You can read the full story on the PsyPost’s website.

Google’s new search results removal request feature allows users to request to remove personally identifiable information from search results.
This includes phone numbers, email addresses or other sensitive information that can be used to break into online accounts.
This aims to help victims of doxxing, which is where personal information about a person is published online without their consent, often with malicious intent.
You can read the full story on Tech Crunch’s website.

Research has found that the risk for self-harm was nearly 3 times higher for boys with autism compared to those who were not neurodivergent.
Findings highlighted that ADHD was a strong predictor of self-harm in both boys and girls and that young people with ADHD were approximately four times more likely to self-harm.
They also found young people who spend time away from school through exclusion or absence were at greater risk of self-harm.
You can read the full story on the Deccan Herald website.

Four teenagers were removed from the side of the motorway as they tried to make a social media video.
Police and traffic officers in South Yorkshire warned the teenagers that the motorway is “no place” to make videos.
A Highways England spokesman said it is believed the teenagers were making a social media video, possibly for TikTok or Snapchat.
You can read the full story on The Belfast Telegraph’s website.