Whole-of-Community Resilience

Disinformation and extremism in the current politically polarized landscape threaten the well-being of young people and communities across our country. Helping young people build resilience against manipulative extremist narratives and conspiracy theories requires all adults in a young person’s trusted network to be equipped with the skills and knowledge to intervene.

This new article by Lydia Bates of the SPLC’s Intelligence Project provides links to resources because a key strategy for building this resilience is offering communities tools to both identify insidious extremist narratives and strengthen their own care networks.

Prevention and Resilience: Supporting Young People Through Polarizing Times

This 2022 article encourages us to build networks of trusted adults to help young people understand, contextualize and counter manipulative and harmful information.

Reimagining Digital Literacy Education to Save Ourselves

This 2021 article reminds us that misinformation and online hate are crisis-level threats to democracy and liberation movements. Digital literacy education must be among the solutions.

The Mind Online

Discover what educators and students alike need to know—and how we can all become safer, better-informed digital citizens. This podcast series explores critical aspects of digital literacy that shape how we create and consume content online.

Against Hate: Media Literacy and Other Tools for Combating Extremism

Join Learning for Justice, the SPLC’s Intelligence Project and Retro Report for a webinar on responding to hate and antisemitism and developing media literacy in students.

Building Networks & Addressing Harm: A Community Guide to Online Youth Radicalization

Healthy, diverse and cohesive communities thrive when everyone in them feels included, respected and safe. This SPLC guide aims to deliver resources to strengthen communities by building grassroots networks to prevent radicalization and foster inclusion.

Building Resilience & Confronting Risks: A Parents & Caregivers Guide to Online Radicalization

This SPLC guide provides tangible steps to counter the threat of online radicalization, including information on new risks, how to recognize warning signs, and how to get help and engage a radicalized child or young adult.