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Talk to someone now. Call our National Helpline 7 days a week, 8am-midnight (AEST/AEDT) on 1800 33 4673. You can also chat online or email

An innovative e-Learning program for secondary schools to address social media and body image

BodyKind Online Education supports a safer online experience for young people in Australia.

The program includes age and developmentally appropriate e-learning programs mapped to Australian curriculum that have been developed by Butterfly with support from experts and young people, and pilot evaluated for Year 7-8 and Year 9-10 students.

Topics explored

• Body Image and the influence of social media
• Appearance-based content, ideals and trends
• Misinformation and other strategies used in digital advertising
• Authenticity online
• Appearance talk and poor behaviour online.
• When someone might be having a tough time with their body image
• Self compassion and other positive strategies
• Social media apps, safety features and online reporting
• The role of help-seeking
• Algorithms to take ownership online
• How to be a BodyKind creator

For BodyKind Online Education updates, please complete the form below.

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Questions? Please contact Butterfly Prevention Services at bko-edu@butterfly.org.au.

This project was funded by the eSafety Commissioner’s Online Safety Grants Program.

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