More than one-third of young people surveyed by a Dundee charity claimed to have been affected by the distribution of explicit texts, images or videos, leading to calls from health professionals for a new strategy to combat the risks of "sexting".
More than one-third of young people surveyed by a Dundee charity claimed to have been affected by the distribution of explicit texts, images or videos, leading to calls from health professionals for a new strategy to combat the risks of \"sexting\".
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The Corner, which offers health information and peer-led support for young people, carried out the research at the end of last year as part of a campaign to raise awareness of the problems sexting can cause, and to allow workers to get an idea of its scale.
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