Beyond the Screen
Understanding and preventing incel radicalization of male youth
Free Online Training for Practitioners, Launching Nov 5th 2025.
Young men and boys across Ontario are being exposed to online spaces that glorify misogyny, fuel hate, and normalize violence. These harmful ideologies—rooted in the incel subculture—don’t stay online. They are showing up in our classrooms, clinics, and communities.
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'Incel' or involuntary celibates is an online community of predominantly young men who have difficulty with dating, sex, and romance. In mainstream society, the incel community has been associated with aggrieved entitlement over women, misogynistic and anti-feminist ideologies, and sometimes real-world offline violence targeting women.
about the training
Beyond the Screen is a free, online course created for Ontario professionals who work directly with youth. Designed to fit into your schedule, the course helps you:
Understand the incel movement and the gender-based ideologies fuelling it.
Identify risk factors and warning signs in the young people you work with.
Learn strategies for early intervention, support, and prevention.
Promote healthy relationships, empathy, and inclusion in your work.
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English and French-speaking professionals across three key youth-serving sectors in Ontario:
Mental Health – Social workers, therapists, counsellors, and clinicians supporting youth Child & Youth Care – Youth workers, outreach staff, and frontline care providers Education – Teachers, guidance counsellors, and school support staff (K–12 and post-secondary)
If you work directly with young people, this course was made for you.
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The training includes three modules, each built to inform, challenge, and empower you:
Module 1: Understanding gender, power, and digital culture
Module 2: Inside the incel subculture and how it spreads
Module 3: Real-world strategies to support youth and prevent harmYou’ll explore reflections, case studies, quizzes, and best practices tailored to your profession. A certificate of completion is available at the end.
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You’re already doing the work. This course helps you do it with greater impact. By recognizing early signs of radicalization, you can offer guidance, safety, and hope—before it’s too late.
Let’s create a stronger network of support around Ontario’s youth.
Register today
Further Reading: everyday, the conversation continues.
Incel sub-culture and youth radicalization have real-world consequences. We encourage you to stay informed through recent events, awareness efforts, and evolving insights.
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My Friend, Max Hate
Misogynistic influencers are grooming boys online. Our new campaign My Friend, Max Hate exposes how these toxic personalities prey on young men’s insecurities—fuelling hatred and violence when they’re most vulnerable.
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Online hate spreads fast.
Researchers found that within minutes, young men encounter content promoting harmful ideas about masculinity. A new study shows just how quickly algorithms expose boys to this content and fuel its spread online.
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What Adolescence Reveals
CBC explores how Netflix’s Adolescence has sparked concern among parents, revealing what boys are encountering in online spaces and raising urgent questions about how to protect them.
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Incel Radicalization in Canada
CBC’s Yukon Morning with Elyn Jones explores how Canadian youth are being drawn into incel spaces online and the interventions needed to prevent radicalization and support young men.
In partnership with those committed
to prevention and progress:
