Webinar Resources | From Clicks to Consequences: Understanding Youth Online Sexual Behavior
OneOp Resources
For Clicks to Consequences: Understanding Youth Online Sexual Behavior https://oneop.org/learn/160103/
- Course and Webinar Series | Sexual Behavior in Children and Youth (SBCY) Series https://oneop.org/series/sexual-behavior-in-children-and-youth-sbcy-series/
- Webinar | Military Children’s Family Relationships https://oneop.org/learn/160119/
External Resources
- Center for Digital Thriving | A research and innovation center whose mission is to create knowledge and research-based resources that help people — especially youth — thrive in a tech-filled world https://digitalthriving.gse.harvard.edu/
- Common Sense Media | Provides education and advocacy to help technology become safer and healthier, including reviews and guidance for families of shows, movies, games, etc. https://www.commonsensemedia.org/
- Constant Companion: A Week in the Life of a Young Person’s Smartphone Use https://www.commonsensemedia.org/research/constant-companion-a-week-in-the-life-of-a-young-persons-smartphone-use
- Teens and Pornography 2022 Report https://www.commonsensemedia.org/research/teens-and-pornography
- Connect Safely | Guides about online safety, including parental controls, popular apps (e.g., TikTok, Discord, Roblox, Instagram, etc.), gaming, cyberbullying, and sexting https://www.connectsafely.org/
- Digital Birds and Bees | We help mental health professionals, parents, and kids navigate the digital world https://digitalbirdsandbees.com/
- DOD Instruction (DODI) 6400.01 | Coordinated Community Response to Problematic Sexual Behavior in Children and Youth https://www.esd.whs.mil/Portals/54/Documents/DD/issuances/dodi/640010p.PDF?ver=R1X_9tEjUKZszVzoJnR3Gg%3d%3d
- Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Youville | A free, downloadable, standards-based, in-class educational program designed to help kids ages 8-12 develop and apply analytical skills through a series of fun and challenging activities https://consumer.ftc.gov/features/youville
- Blog, Helping your military kids navigate the online world https://www.militaryconsumer.gov/blog/helping-your-military-kids-navigate-online-world
- Military OneSource| Military Family Readiness System https://www.militaryonesource.mil/parenting/new-parents/military-family-readiness-system/
- FAQ and Resource Guide for Parents and Caregivers: Problematic Sexual Behavior in Children and Youth https://www.militaryonesource.mil/parenting/children-youth-teens/problematic-sexual-behavior-in-children-and-youth/
- Support Your Teen to Have Safe and Healthy Relationships https://www.militaryonesource.mil/parenting/children-youth-teens/support-for-safe-healthy-teen-relationships/
- National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) | The nation’s largest and most influential child protection organization. https://www.missingkids.org/home
- Take It Down | Assists with removal of online child sexual abuse material https://takeitdown.ncmec.org/
- National Child Traumatic Stress Network (NCTSN) | Staying Safe Online https://www.nctsn.org/resources/nctsn-online-safety
- National Center on the Sexual Behavior of Youth (NCSBY) https://www.ncsby.org/
- Military Page https://www.ncsby.org/military
- Media and Technology Resources https://www.ncsby.org/node/80
- NetSmartz | Videos/games to teach children about internet safety https://www.missingkids.org/netsmartz/home
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- “Your Photo Fate” | YouTube Video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d5b1XZAkTIk
- Discussion Guide https://www.missingkids.org/content/dam/netsmartz/downloadable/discussion-guides/your-photo-fate-discussion-guide.pdf
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- THRIVE | Adolescent and Teen Video Module, Social Media https://thrive.psu.edu/wp-content/uploads/teens/modules/module_social-media_202509/#/
- Thorn | Conducts research, provides education and tools to defend children from online sexual abuse https://www.thorn.org/
- For Caregivers – https://parents.thorn.org/
- For Youth – https://nofiltr.org/
- What’s OK? | A non-profit organization that has worked for 30 years to help keep children and youth safe from sexual harm https://www.whatsok.org/
Citations
- American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. (2025). Children and watching TV [Fact Sheet No. 54]. https://www.aacap.org/AACAP/Families_and_Youth/Facts_for_Families/FFF-Guide/Children-And-Watching-TV-054.aspx
- Association for the Treatment of Sexual Abusers. (2019, October). The savvy consumer guide for understanding sexual abuse prevention programs. https://blog.atsa.com/2019/10/the-savvy-consumer-guide-for.html
- Department of Defense. (2023). DOD Instruction 6400.10: DOD coordinated community response to problematic sexual behavior in children and youth. https://www.esd.whs.mil/Portals/54/Documents/DD/issuances/dodi/640010p.PDF
- Dully, J., Walsh, K., Doyle, C., & O’Reilly, G. (2023). Adolescent experiences of sexting: A systematic review of the qualitative literature and recommendations for practice. Journal of Adolescence, 95(6), 1077–1105. https://doi.org/10.1002/jad.12181
- Executive Order No. 13,593, 76 Fed. Reg. 78451 (Dec. 16, 2011).
- Finkelhor, D., Turner, H., Colburn, D., Mitchell, K., & Mathews, B. (2023). Child sexual abuse images and youth produced images: The varieties of image-based sexual exploitation and abuse of children. Child Abuse & Neglect, 143, 106269. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chiabu.2023.106269
- Francis, K., Scholten, H., Granic, I., Lougheed, J., & Hollenstein, T. (2021). Insights about screen-use conflict from discussions between mothers and pre-adolescents: A thematic analysis. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18(9), 4686. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18094686
- Harvard Graduate School of Education, Digital Thriving Project. (2024). Teen and young adult perspectives on generative AI. Cambridge, MA: Author. https://digitalthriving.gse.harvard.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Teen-and-Young-Adult-Perspectives-on-Generative-AI.pdf
- Hiniker, A., Schoenebeck, S., & Kientz, J. A. (2016). Not at the dinner table: Parents’ and children’s perspectives on family technology rules. Proceedings of the 19th ACM Conference on Computer-Supported Cooperative Work & Social Computing (pp. 1374–1387). https://doi.org/10.1145/2818048.2819940
- Madden, M., Calvin, A., Hasse, A., & Lenhart, A. (2024). The dawn of the AI era: Teens, parents, and the adoption of generative AI at home and school. San Francisco, CA: Common Sense. https://www.commonsensemedia.org/sites/default/files/research/report/2024-the-dawn-of-the-ai-era_final-release-for-web.pdf
- Madigan, S., Ly, A., Rash, C. L., Van Ouytsel, J., & Temple, J. R. (2018). Prevalence of multiple forms of sexting behavior among youth: A systematic review and meta-analysis. JAMA Pediatrics, 172(4), 327–335. https://doi.org/10.1001/jamapediatrics.2017.5314
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- Manual for Courts-Martial, United States (M.C.M.) pt. IV, ¶ 95 (2023).
- Martin, L. T., Trail, T. E., & Jeffries, J. (2025). Assessing the needs of military-connected children and resources to address those needs. Santa Monica, CA: RAND Corporation. https://www.rand.org/pubs/research_reports/RRA463-2.html
- Matthes, J., Tönges, S., & Li, X. (2021). Fighting over smartphones? Parents’ excessive smartphone use, lack of control over children’s use, and conflict. Computers in Human Behavior, 116, 106618. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2020.106618
- Mori, C., Park, J., Temple, J. R., & Madigan, S. (2022). Are Youth Sexting Rates Still on the Rise? A Meta-analytic Update. The Journal of adolescent health : official publication of the Society for Adolescent Medicine, 70(4), 531–539. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jadohealth.2021.10.026
- Nagata, J. M., Cortez, C. A., Cattle, C. J., Ganson, K. T., Iyer, P., Bibbins-Domingo, K., & Baker, F. C. (2022). Screen time use among US adolescents during the COVID-19 pandemic: Findings from the Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development (ABCD) Study. JAMA Pediatrics, 176(1), 94–96. https://doi.org/10.1001/jamapediatrics.2021.4334
- National Center for Missing & Exploited Children. (2020). Your photo fate: Discussion guide. https://www.missingkids.org/content/dam/netsmartz/downloadable/discussion-guides/your-photo-fate-discussion-guide.pdf
- National Center for Missing & Exploited Children. (2025). Take It Down. https://takeitdown.ncmec.org/
- Needham, J. (2021). Sending nudes: Intent and risk associated with ‘sexting’ as understood by gay adolescent boys*. Sexuality & Culture, 25(2), 396–416. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12119-020-09775-9
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- Pew Research Center. (2024, December). Teens, social media and technology 2024.
- Popat, A., & Tarrant, C. (2023). Exploring adolescents’ perspectives on social media and mental health and well-being: A qualitative literature review. Clinical Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 28(1), 323–337. https://doi.org/10.1177/13591045221092884
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- Radesky, J., Weeks, H. M., Schaller, A., Robb, M., Mann, S., & Lenhart, A. (2023). Constant companion: A week in the life of a young person’s smartphone use. San Francisco, CA: Common Sense.
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- Robb, M. B., & Mann, S. (2023). Teens and pornography. San Francisco, CA: Common Sense Media.
- Robb, M. B., & Mann, S. (2025). Talk, trust, and trade-offs: How and why teens use AI companions. San Francisco, CA: Common Sense Media.
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