Fearless Scotland

The Scottish youth service of independent charity Crimestoppers.

Account no longer active.
Find us on Insta & Tiktok @Fearless_Scot
Facebook @Fearless Scotland

[Fearless Scotland @Fearless_Scot]

@DisplaysDufc Still won't let me message you for some reason. Can you drop me a message please?

[Fearless Scotland @Fearless_Scot]

We were delighted to launch our new #sextortion education resource with Minister Siobhian Brown at Meldrum Academy today

Huge thank you to the school & their wonderful S3 pupils for such a warm welcome.

Are you a teacher? Access the resource: https://t.co/R0yyLVYLye

[Ben Philip @BenPhilip_]

📺 Reporting Scotland 6:30pm: Sextortion is a worrying reality in a digital age and the fallout can be devastating for victims. With the summer break approaching, a new school resource from @Fearless_Scot has been launched in a bid to help keep young people safe.

[Fearless Scotland @Fearless_Scot]

Learn more: https://t.co/BFsb5i4hVm

[Fearless Scotland @Fearless_Scot]

We were delighted to launch our latest youth violence and weapon possession campaign this week, supported by @NetworkRailSCOT

The campaign, developed and produced by young people from the VOW Project & PSYV Dundee asks young people to consider that good mates speak up.

[Fearless Scotland @Fearless_Scot]

@G20YouthProject @GlasgowCVS Thank you for having us! ❤️ It was really helpful to hear from the ladies about the difficulties they have when talking about online harm with their young people and what sort of information would be most helpful to them and other parents/carers x

[Iain Corbett 💜 @IainCorbett88]

⬇️⬇️Funding Opportunity⬇️⬇️

Work with care and/or justice experienced people?
Have an idea that could improve lives or reduce inequalities?

Check out this opp from Future Change - YP in HMP&YOI Polmont who recently completed their Activate course♥️⬇️✊🏼
https://t.co/7aGhzSMPTi

[Police Scotland @PoliceScotland]

👮 @PSOSYouthVol joined the Minister for Victims and Community Safety to launch the second phase of the @Fearless_Scot #Sextortion campaign.

The campaign shares vital information for parents, carers and young people.

Learn more ➡️ https://t.co/OhGh1MXVGS

[CashBack4Communities @CashBackScot]

Young people in Scotland are being blackmailed online.
Do you know what to tell them about #sextortion so that they're more likely to come to you if it happens?

Learn more👇
https://t.co/6pgBjIZ0sh

[Scottish Violence Reduction Unit @vruscotland]

Ahead of Safer Internet Day on Feb 11, check out the Quit Fighting for Likes campaign & toolkit to support young people to navigate social media safely & prevent violence - full of interactive activities to open discussions on positive use of social media https://t.co/Ol5UM6bP1F

[Conduit - Connecting Knowledge and Skills @ConduitScotEdu]

Don't forget to join Conduit and @fearless_scot for our instagram live on Monday 10th Feb at 7pm, for our discussion about #Sextortion and young people. Even if you've no idea what it is about: if you are a #teacher, #parent or #youthworker, this will be a useful chat for you.

[Fearless Scotland @Fearless_Scot]

This morning, we launched the second phase of our #sextortion campaign at an outreach event with Minister for Victims and Community Safety Siobhain Brown and PSYV.

Sextortion is a form of online blackmail and young people are most at risk.

Learn more: https://t.co/R0yyLVYdIG

[Conduit - Connecting Knowledge and Skills @ConduitScotEdu]

Save the date! We will be hosting @Fearless_Scot for an Instagram Live on Feb10th at 7pm for a discussion around Safer Internet Day and #Sextortion #ScotEd
#EducationScotland
#ScottishSchools
#ScotlandTeachers
#SaferInternetDay
#SID2025
#SaferInternet
#OnlineSafety

[Fearless Scotland @Fearless_Scot]

Look what came through the post for our brilliant Senior Outreach Worker, Donald 🤩

As part of the Knife Angel residency in @PerthandKinross, Donald shared his own lived experience with professionals & young people whilst raising awareness of our 100% anonymous reporting service

[Scottish Violence Reduction Unit @vruscotland]

Booking for the next in-person training and networking day for practitioners focused on youth violence prevention is now live. Hosted by @NKBLScotland and the SVRU, it is on Tuesday 4th February in Inverclyde. More details here https://t.co/OoDpO8nrHA

[SOS Glasgow @sos_glasgow]

POSTER COMPETITION | The annual SOS National Poster Competition is launched for 2025 today.

For information about how to get involved click on the link below 👇

https://t.co/RCZOEi8tDY

@AoSScotland @NBMScotland @FairPlayFound @YouthLinkScot @NorthKelvin @SacroScotland

[ScotGov Justice @ScotGovJustice]

Sextortion can be a difficult topic to discuss. In November, Victims Minister @siobhianayr launched a campaign with @fearless_scot @policescotland which offers advice if you or someone you know is affected:
•don’t panic
•don’t pay or comply
•get help

➡️https://t.co/iRBlbE6irE

[Fearless Scotland @Fearless_Scot]

Did you know that our brilliant team work 24/7 - even on Christmas Day - to ensure that you can always speak up about crime?

https://t.co/eIiTpJJoKm
100% anonymous. ALWAYS

[Fearless Scotland @Fearless_Scot]

Do you know what #sextortion is?
Learn more at https://t.co/eKM7hFtbgS