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LifeCare® Offers
McGruff® SafeGuard Service Free to Clients;
Helps Parents Intelligently Monitor Kids' Online Activity
Thanks to a partnership with McGruff
SafeGuard, LifeCare clients have access to unique online
monitoring service that has detected and prevented hundreds
of cases of sexual activity, deterred Internet predators,
and prevented teen drug abuse, crime and suicide
SHELTON, CT, June 2, 2008 – Clients
of LifeCare®, Inc., provider of comprehensive
specialty care services and a longtime leader in the
work/life industry, now have free access to the unique
online monitoring service, McGruff SafeGuard, which
enables parents to intelligently monitor their kids'
online activity for potential danger—such as Internet
predators, sexual abuse, drug use or criminal activity—and
receive helpful advice on how to deal with these issues.
The service is being made available to LifeCare clients
under a partnership with McGruff SafeGuard, an affiliate
of the National Crime Prevention Council (NCPC).
McGruff SafeGuard allows parents to
conveniently review their kids' activities on a secure
website or receive notification of potentially dangerous
situations via cell phone and email alerts. It monitors
website visits, chat and instant messaging, search engine
phrases, social network profiles on MySpace, Facebook
and many other sites, and it tracks the total hours
children spend online. The service electronically connects
parents with law enforcement in their common battle
against Internet sexual predators.
“Helping to protect the safety of our
clients' children has always been one of LifeCare's
primary concerns, and we're delighted to provide them
with this useful resource from the National Crime Prevention
Council, one of the nation's most recognized and respected
authorities on crime prevention,” said LifeCare CEO,
Peter G. Burki. “We believe that the McGruff SafeGuard
service is exactly the kind of innovative resource that
working parents everywhere are seeking—one that
makes their children safer from online dangers and one
that gives them greater peace of mind.”
Notes to Editors
Peter G. Burki is available for interview.
About McGruff
SafeGuard
McGruff SafeGuard is a simple, free service designed
to help parents manage their kids' increasingly dangerous
online activity. The service intelligently monitors
all Internet activity for potential danger. The service
allows parents to conveniently review their kids' activities
on a secure website, or to be notified of potentially
dangerous situations via cell phone and email alerts.
McGruff SafeGuard alerts parents to dangerous behavior,
such as Internet predators, sexual abuse, drug use,
or criminal activity, and provides helpful advice to
parents on how to deal with certain issues. McGruff
SafeGuard is also the first and only service to electronically
connect parents with law enforcement in their common
battle against Internet sexual predators. McGruff SafeGuard
is a partnership between the National Crime Prevention
Council (NCPC) and ParentsOnPatrol (POP).
About LifeCare®,
Inc.
LifeCare offers cost-saving benefits that help clients
reduce their most pervasive absenteeism and productivity
drains, including child and elder care, caregiving support,
health and wellness issues, and more. For more than
two decades, LifeCare has led the work/life industry
in the creation of high-quality, results-oriented programs
designed to improve our clients' bottom line. LifeCare
serves 1,500 client companies with 4.5 million individuals
within corporations, health plans, government agencies
and unions. For more information, visit www.lifecare.com.
Media contact: Michael Civiello
LifeCare, Inc.
pr1@lifecare.com
203-291-4170
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