UPDATED 11/2025, LISTED BELOW ARE:

  • Groups specifically dedicated to stopping Pass Out Challenges
  • Activist organizations dedicated stopping Social Media Harms courtesy of socialmediaharms.org
  • Additional organizations aligned with Erik's Cause

Disclaimer:  
The below links are to other groups and organizations with whom we share various common goals.  From time to time, Erik's Cause may align with some of these groups for common-mission specific projects. 

Erik's Cause provides these links for informational purposes only.  Erik's Cause does not endorse any other specific organization or group, has not vetted or approved any program material that may be offered by any of these entities and provides no recommendation as to any specific entity's potential quality and/or effectiveness. 

Previously listed groups with with non-working links have been removed.

WEBSITES SPECIFICALLY DEDICATED TO STOPPING PASS OUT CHALLENGES:

ORGS FOR GRIEVING FAMILIES WHO HAVE LOST CHILDREN TO ONLINE HARMS:

ACTIVIST ORGS DEDICATED TO STOPPING SOCIAL MEDIA HARMS IN GENERAL:
(Courtesy of Social Media Harms.org)

The direct link on socialmediaharms.org can be accessed here:  Activist Organizations-Social Media, Technology, Mental Health

  • Fairplay, "an independent voice standing up for what kids and families really need, free from the false promises of marketers and the  manipulations of Big Tech." 
  • Parents for Safe Online Spaces, Advancing safeguards to prevent online harms. We are 20 families bound together by the unimaginable: the loss of a child.
  • Alliance for a Safe Online Future, "We believe that policy change is necessary to keep our kids safe online.  It's no longer a choice whether children will use the internet - it's a  fact of life. And it's our responsibility to make sure they can do so  safely."
  • Phone-Free Schools Movement, "A collaborative movement by parents, educators, administrators, and students to support and implement effective phone-free policies for K-12 schools."
  • The Link Counseling Center, Atlanta, GA is home to the National Resource Center for Suicide Prevention & Aftercare that provides free suicide loss support groups in the Atlanta, GA commuting area.
  • Screen Time Action Network, at Fairplay. "A coalition of practitioners, educators, advocates, and parents working to promote a healthy childhood by reducing the amount of time kids spend with digital devices."
  • Thorn, "Child sexual abuse is a global public health crisis. But it doesn’t have to be. Thorn is on a mission to  create a world where every child can simply be a kid."  Text "Thorn" at 741-741 to get a professional counselor if your child is the victim of financial sextortion.
  • National Center on Sexual Exploitation, "The National Center on Sexual Exploitation (NCOSE) exists to build a  world where people can live and love without sexual abuse and  exploitation."
  • Encode, "We fight for a future where artificial intelligence can fulfill its transformative potential."
  • Design It For Us,  Advocating for policy for safer social media and online platforms for kids, teens, and young adults.
  • Molly Rose Foundation, The aim of the Molly Rose Foundation is suicide prevention, targeted towards young people under the age of 25
  • Log Off Movement, LOG OFF is a youth-led organization committed to  helping kids, teens, and young people build healthy relationships with social media and online platforms.
  • Young People's Alliance, "We are a youth-led movement empowering our generation through student-led advocacy and organizing
  • Internet Safety Labs, "Internet Safety Labs drives safer technology by making invisible safety risks visible, questions about EdTech apps?  Check out App Microscope, http://appmicroscope.org/
  • Social Media Victims Law Center, "Empowering Parents to protect Their Kids and Hold Social Media Companies Accountable
  • Alexander Neville Foundation, provides education about fentanyl poisoning and the role of social media and illegal drug sales.
  • HEAT Initiative, "Heat Initiative is a collective effort of concerned child safety experts and advocates  encouraging leading technology companies to combat child sexual abuse on  their platforms."
  • Alliance of Hope for Suicide Loss Survivors, "Welcome to a place of healing & remembrance.  If you have lost a loved one to suicide,  you are not alone."
  • Becca Schmill Foundation, "To fund and advocate for policies, programs and research that promote and safeguard the emotional well being of adolescents and young adults." 
  • through education, lawmaking and legal action."
  • Talk More, Tech Less, is a digital wellness and safety organization. For over a decade, we have trained communities & schools on healthy and safer tech use.
  • Erik's Cause, "Turning our Tragedy into Action to Combat Online Dares & Harms"
  • Matthew E,. Minor Awareness Foundation, "a 501(c)(3) Non-Profit Organization committed to bringing awareness about the hidden dangers of the internet to our children and teens, such as cyberbullying, self-harm, cyberdares i.e. (Knock-out challenges/ Blackout Challenge) and helping families cope with grief after losing a loved one." 
  • Mothers Against Media Addiction (MAMA), "a grassroots movement of parents fighting back against media addiction  and creating a world in which real-life experiences and interactions  remain at the heart of a healthy childhood." 
  • Sacred Stewardship
  • Appstinence, "Gen Z and Gen Alpha, social media is optional. Why isn’t anyone telling us this? 
  • Healthy Online Platforms for Everyone (HOPE), Youth Leadership Institute, a coalition organizing to  hold Facebook, and the larger online community, accountable for the  advertising that we all receive.  Emphasis on youth advocacy.
  • Walt'z Waltz, Dedicated to ending Stigmas Surrounding Mental Health Issues.
  • 5 Rights Foundation, Advocating for International Age Appropriate Design Internet Technology
  • Internet Watch Foundation, The Internet Watch Foundation (IWF) is a technology-led, child protection organisation, making the internet a safer place for children and adults across the world.
  • Common Sense, "Dedicated to helping all kids thrive in a world of media and technology."
  • Away for the Day, "Away For The Day" (AFTD) initiative to help transform schools into cell phone-free spaces.
  • Center for Online Safety, "The internet is broken, it's time to protect our kids."
  • Buckets over Bullying, whose mission is to "stop cyberbullying of children and teens" 
  • Sacred Stewardship
  • Video Game Addiction, The team running this website is composed of both experts and advocates with varied and eclectic takes on this fast emerging public health issue.
  • LookUp, "We discover, empower, and support youth leaders. These leaders are taking action to raise awareness, inspire, and design a healthier, more inclusive, and responsible digital world"
  • ParentsTogether, ParentTogether is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization providing independent reporting and commentary on issues that affect kids and families. We cover the latest research, policies, and trends so that busy parents  have the information they need to help their families thrive. 
  • The Breck Foundation, Internet safety education for children and young people.