Digital Safety and Prevention Strategies for Caregivers of System-Involved Youth

Nola Kesia Brantley

Training Description

This training provides caregivers and youth‑serving professionals with practical knowledge and prevention strategies related to digital safety, online exploitation, and technology‑related risks impacting system‑involved youth. Participants will explore current digital threats, including social media misuse, online grooming, sextortion, and cyberbullying, through real‑world scenarios and trauma‑informed discussion. The training emphasizes prevention, early identification of warning signs, and effective caregiver responses that promote youth safety without excessive restriction. Attendees will leave equipped to support foster and justice‑involved youth in developing safer, healthier digital behaviors.

Learning Objectives

• Identify at least five common digital safety risks affecting foster care and juvenile justice–involved youth, including online grooming, exploitation, and cyberbullying.

• Explain three key warning signs that may indicate a system-involved youth is experiencing online exploitation or unsafe digital interactions.