Recognising White Balloon Day

Today is White Balloon Day and we are proud to be partnering with Bravehearts to support White Balloon Day and 'break the silence’ on child sexual assault.

White Balloon Day, part of National Child Protection Week, is forging a movement for change in community attitudes to child sexual assault. Changing awareness changes behaviour, which helps to protect children everywhere.

To help build this awareness, we're pleased to support Bravehearts with a branded YouTube channel, to help them communicate their White Balloon Day message to the world and to get people involved in protecting children.

As Iarla wrote yesterday, this week is National Child Protection Week. We share a common approach to personal online safety with Bravehearts - empowering people with tools to manage their online experience, educating the community about staying safe online, and protecting people by working together. Both Google Australia and You Tube Australia are committed to making the internet safe and enjoyable for everyone and we believe that the protection of children is paramount.

Google offers a range of online safety resources (www.google.com/familysafety) and the YouTube Safety Centre (www.youtube.com/t/safety), which includes advice on flagging videos, keeping personal videos private, cyberbullying, spam, phishing, and protecting identity.

Donations to Bravehearts White Balloon Day can be made at any Bendigo Bank outlet around Australia. Official White Balloons can be purchased through Bravehearts White Balloon Day website.

Posted by Lucinda Barlow, Google Australia