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| LifeCare® Offers McGruff® SafeGuard Service Free to Clients |
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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 track 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."
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.
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