PLE – A Parent and Caregiver Session on Internet Child Exploitation

Learn about online child exploitation, sextortion, and strategies to help keep kids safe online.

Keeping Kids Safe Online: A Parent and Caregiver Session on Internet Child Exploitation

📅 Date: Tuesday, July 14, 2026
🕐 Time: 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM MDT
📍 Location: Online (Microsoft Teams)
🎤 Presented by: Cst. Stephanie Bosch, ALERT Northern Alberta Internet Child Exploitation Unit (NAICE)

About This Event

The ALERT Northern Alberta Internet Child Exploitation Unit welcomes parents, caregivers, educators, and community members to attend an information session about the realities of internet child exploitation in Alberta and strategies to help keep kids safe online.

This session will explore how to navigate these issues in an open and collaborative way with children while helping parents and caregivers better understand current online risks and concerns facing youth.

Topics discussed will include:

• who ALERT and the Internet Child Exploitation Unit are and what they do
• child luring and sextortion
• artificial intelligence and online risks
• the commodification of sexual interactions online
• partner agencies and available supports
• ways families, caregivers, educators, and communities can work together to support online safety

This session is intended for parents, caregivers, educators, and anyone interested in learning more about online child exploitation, online safety, and available supports in Alberta.

📧 Note: Event details and access links will be emailed to registrants a couple of days prior to the session. For questions or assistance, contact Ruth.Snyder@PortageCollege.ca

For more information about ALERT and online child exploitation awareness resources, visit:
ALERT Alberta