A skill-based classroom module titled “Navigating Online Harms” helps students recognize and understand the real dangers of viral online challenges and broader online harms. It promotes critical thinking, teaches refusal and peer-pressure resistance skills, and encourages healthier decision-making. The program is fully scripted, adaptable to health/digital wellness curricula, and offered free of charge.

Complementing the student training, structured parent workshops equip caregivers with background on online risks, warning signs, and concrete strategies for talking with their kids. These sessions help bridge communication between home and school on sensitive topics like social media influence. The workshops are designed to reinforce what students learn and expand the parent’s toolkit.  

Erik’s Cause engages in awareness-building by sharing advocacy links and partnering with aligned organizations working to highlight online harms and social media challenge risks. They support broader efforts to influence policy, elevate public understanding, and spur safer digital environments for kids. This work connects community, education, and policy levels around online safety.

The organization provides downloadable resources — including research, fact sheets, and educational guides — tailored to educators, families, and young people. These materials support improved literacy around online risk behaviors and give actionable tips for prevention and early intervention. The resource hub also lists other groups working on related safety issues.