- Support groups - Various techniques of psychological therapeutic treatment and therapy for children victims of violence 136.It should also be noted that during the year 2007, in partnership with UNICEF, a diagnosis about a child protection practitioners’ training was established. This task was completed through recommendations pertaining to the need of diversifying the training and of rethinking their approach towards more openness on children’s environments, and the imperative to set up a vigilance mechanism related to the protection of abused children. 137.In addition, it should be noted that the DGSN is developing an annual plan about training and information of officers and agents of the brigades of minors: - The judicial police officers participate in various works and training of the Interpol specialized group on sex crimes perpetrated against children; - Police officers engaged in the child protection brigades have received special training on new techniques and methods used by criminals in sexual assaults and young offenders, under the "MEDA program “; - Cooperation with other countries has been strengthened in order to upgrade national skills and improve child care, especially in terms of technical support - In 2012, a National Commission against child abduction composed of the relevant sectors with the National Police and Gendarmerie, with an input from civil society was founded and it initiated an action plan, which was submitted and approved by the government. 138.Based on the Algerian child protection framework against the contents of the Internet which may harm the child’s education and have a negative impact at short and long term (extremist political opinions, paedophilia, pornography, arms sales and drug), Algeria has joined the strategy of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) on the protection of children online (Child online protection initiative (COP)) that is based on five main pillars: 1- Legal measures; 2- Technical and procedural measures 3- Structural and organisational measures; 4- Capacity building; 5- International cooperation. 139.As such, and in cooperation with the Arab Regional Office of the ITU, Algeria organized in June 2012, a workshop on "Legal aspects related to the protection of children online in the Arab region" and chairs the works of a group of experts to develop guiding principles of the legal framework for the protection of children from the dangers of the Internet. 140.With regard to the technical measures, the public telecommunications operator "Algeria Telecom" has, for free, made available to Algerian parents a complete system to protect their children on the internet: - Parental control: a software that helps protect the Algerian child by blocking access to inappropriate sites (pornography, drugs, casinos, racism, violence,) 23