Sextortion & Kids: w/ Jen Lawrence from Fight Cyber Crime (Out Think Influencers ep 2)

“Nobody is immune to this type of predatory behavior.” -Jennifer Lawrence DSW, LICSW

 

Out Think Influencers is the second podcast series from Out Think Media, where I team up with experts to give you the historical, cultural and emotional context needed to understand kids' media today.

Today’s episode continues discussing Influencers, and specifically the kinds of Romantic Scams that children can fall prey to.

• Grooming as a manipulative process
• Times when minors may be more vulnerable
• How to potentially identify if your child is in danger
• How to avoid panicking
• Signs of behavior changes
• The roles of isolation and victims

 

Show Notes

1. We Fight Cyber Crime
2. ScamSpotter.org
3. Romance Scam Recovery Group | FightCybercrime.org 

Next episode: the Breadcrumbs to Extremism

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Jennifer Lawrence, Experienced clinical social worker with a demonstrated history of working in community based mental health services, higher education, the hospital/ health care industry, and the humanitarian space. Passionate about suicide prevention training and eliminating barriers to services for traditionally under-served populations. Skilled in clinical interventions, public speaking, clinical research, psychotherapy, and teaching.

Cindy Marie Jenkins (she/her), Host & Creative Producer. I have written at the intersection of parenting, tech, and pop culture for over ten years, and in the entertainment industry for over twenty.

As a published essayist/journalist in both international and national media, I always want to help families and educators. While Deputy Editor for JingKids Int’l, I discovered how to channel my rabbit hole research skills to help families into practical and emotionally open articles. 

That’s why I was excited to launch this venture to help families evaluate content creators on YouTube and have the dialogues needed to understand this new world. I am also grateful to the many readers and listeners who jumped on board!

Shortly after graduating from NYU, I moved to Los Angeles where I was a Teaching Artist at multiple local nonprofits, such as CTGLA (Center Theatre Group), Safe Moves, the Virginia Avenue Project, Enrichment Works, before building and managing an arts education wing of Antaeus Company and expanding its professional classical Academy.

For 15 years, I’ve run multiple workshops on arts marketing, outreach, and partnerships and was one of the first to pioneer digital marketing for Los Angeles theaters and nonprofits. Noticing that one gap between artists and potential audiences was curation, I produced and hosted review shows for both the emerging web series genre and traditional arts like live theatre.

Now, I'm thrilled to use all of this experience in arts and higher