Taking stock of cyberbullying

In 2014, PEI Department of Environment, Labour & Justice partnered with PEI Department of Education and Women’s Network PEI on a project called “Taking Stock of Cyberbullying: A Scan of the PEI Context” with the objective to complete a community consultation/needs assessment, environmental scan and to produce a Discussion Paper. [...] Taking Stock of Cyberbullying: A Scan of the PEI Context 7 Community As social activist and author bell hooks says, “…community is formed not by the eradication of difference but by its affirmation, by each of us claiming the identities and cultural legacies that shape who we are and how we live in the world.” What hooks is saying is that the engagement of widely diverse voices makes for a stronge [...] There are countless campaigns, tools and resources that seek to support the prevention of cyberbullying, and others that help youth, and the adults who support them, to address cyberbullying incidents. [...] Taking Stock of Cyberbullying: A Scan of the PEI Context 13 Current Trends In April 2013, the federal, provincial and territorial governments agreed to expedite a review of the laws surrounding cyberbullying and examine non-consensual distribution of intimate images. [...] This is an ongoing research project that tracks and investigates the behaviours, attitudes and opinions of Canadian children and youth with respect to their use of the Internet.