Representatives of the Nicolaus Copernicus Superior School took part in a nationwide conference on digital threats to children and youth, held on June 13, at the Sejm of the Republic of Poland.
The event, entitled “How to build a culture of protection for children and young people in the digital media environment?”, brought together representatives from the worlds of science, law, education, public institutions, and social organizations. Magdalena Jagodzińska, a researcher and member of the Advisory Team for the “Suicidology – state of knowledge analysis and educational campaign” project, implemented by SGMK, also took part in the debate.
Photo: Bartosz Nehring, Chancellery of the Sejm of the Republic of Poland
The conference was organized by the Commission for Children and Youth, Korczak University, and the Faculty of Journalism, Information and Bibliology at the University of Warsaw. During the meeting, the scale of digital threats was discussed, including children’s exposure to pornographic content, forms of sexual violence on the internet, and the need to build the systemic resilience of children and young people to harmful stimuli from digital media.
Photo: Bartosz Nehring, Chancellery of the Sejm of the Republic of Poland
Representatives of the scientific community actively participated in the discussion, including Dr. Joanna Lizut from Korczak University and Dr. Agnieszka Gryszczyńska, professor at the Cardinal Stefan Wyszyński University, who initiated a conversation about the protection of children by the criminal law. Important contributions were also made by Prof. Robert Cieślak, Joanna Napierała, Katarzyna Komoniewska, Dr. Marcin Bednarczyk, Katarzyna Staciwa, and Dr. Konrad Ciesiołkiewicz, among others.
SGMK’s participation in the conference is another step in its involvement in the nationwide debate on the safety of children and young people, also in the context of suicidology and mental health crisis prevention.
The “Suicidology” project, carried out by our university on behalf of the Minister of Science and Higher Education, focuses on diagnosis and education in the field of suicide among children and young people. Participation in events such as the conference on digital threats to children and youth allows us to strengthen cross-sector partnerships and deepen reflection on social responsibility towards the youngest. It is also a step towards taking further real action to improve the safety of children, not only online.
