These 'Abused Emojis' Can Help Kids Tell Someone They're Being Hurt

Project from a Swedish children's helpline

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A children's helpline in Sweden just released an upsetting set of emojis showing kids being physically and verbally abused—in the hope that young victims of violence might use them to communicate their situation when words fail.

"A complex reality demands a complex set of symbols," says the nonprofit group, BRIS, which helps at-risk children and teenagers. "The Abused Emojis make it possible for kids and young people to talk about situations where they felt bad or wrongly treated without having to put words on the situation.

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