Internet Safety Presentation Program
SOLOS delivers interactive multimedia presentations designed to provide youth, parents, public and professional audiences with the information and tools to deal with online exploitation.  The main themes covered include: awareness of the dangers of online use; anonymity on the internet; permanency of images uploaded onto the internet; identity creation online; older youth as role models for younger students; promotion of open discussion of online use between adults and youth; safe use practices; and emerging trends in online youth culture.

Workshops targeted at youth serving professionals highlight the therapeutic implications of youth online activities. Presentations for parent advisory, and foster parent groups focus on internet literacy and safety information and youth presentations promote positive internet use, protective attitudes toward technology and critical thinking around sexual choices. During 2006, SOLOS held over fifty presentations reaching 3500 participants.

Cyber Bullying Presentation
SOLOS recognizes that the number of individuals affected annually by cyberbullying far surpasses those affected by exploitation on the Internet and is thus an important area for increased education.  As youth are facing bullying in the digital world (including via email, IM, or text messaging), SOLOS has developed an innovative youth presentation based on education and awareness in this area.  Themes covered include:

Publication Program
This program produces and distributes Internet safety information, organizational assessment tools and online resources on the topic of online safety, issues and strategies. In addition, SOLOS also provides an online networking environment that links service providers from all across British Columbia.

Publication and distribution of resources:

• SOLOS has published a youth Internet safety booklet entitled Teen Life Online: A Youth Guide to Cyber-Life as You Know It (2004-2006) and a CD entitled You, & the Web (2004) both of which we distribute at our presentations and through our website;
• A curriculum for professionals, “Introduction to Online Sexual Exploitation: Curriculum” (2003);
• “Organizational Assessment Material” (2004), a tool for non-profit organizations to assess their internal online policies;
• Within the past year, our materials have reached 136 agencies including school districts, community policing offices, research centers and community based crime prevention organizations.
• Maintenance of the SOLOS website (www.safeonlineoutreach.com) encourages networking activities, and both on and offline discussion about the issues of sexual exploitation.
• The SOLOS website also has links to educational and health based websites for youth, and displays current academic literature on the subject of Internet safety. 

SOLOS also has experience coordinating training events and evaluating feedback from professionals. In 2005, we delivered 13 ‘Roadshows’ to communities throughout B.C. including; Dawson Creek, Fort St. John, Prince Rupert, Terrace, Smithers, Prince George, Victoria, Courtney and Langley. The Vancouver Foundation, the National Crime Prevention Centre (Community Mobilization Program), VanCity, TELUS and the McCreary Youth Foundation funded these events.

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