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Safeguarding: Social Media & Mental Health

Social Media is often scrutinised as having a negative impact on children’s mental health. Children and young people are now growing up in a technology dominated world, and social media plays a major role in their social lives. This balanced guide focuses at both the positive and negative impacts that social media can bring to young people and their mental health.

https://nationalonlinesafety.com/hub/view/guide/social-media-mental-health-the-positive-and-negative-impacts 

In this section...

The ABC online safety checklist

Common Sense Media – Game Reviews

Youtube - Supervised Experience

What is Character AI? What parents need to know

Safeguarding: BeReal

Safeguarding: X

Careers & Apprenticeship Information

Health & Fitness Apps: A Guide for Parents

New online safety priorities for Ofcom and effects of social media on children

Parent and carers guide to live streaming

See also...

Harmful Sexual Behaviour

Child Criminal Exploitation (CCE) and Child Sexual Exploitation (CSE)

Find My Kids App

Early Help

E-Safety

Do you want to tell us anything?

Safeguarding

Child to parent abuse

Domestic Violence

Prevent - Radicalisation and Extremism

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NHS 111 mental health support

Coping with exam pressure - a guide for students

TwitBook - Can you spot the problems with this profile page?

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GCSE CS: 1.5 Networks - TCP/IP Layers and Protocols

Hartismere Sixth Form College

Hartismere Bursary Criteria

University and careers; destinations & retention

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Sixth Form Course Information

Academic challenge and independence; attainment

Local Governing Body Information

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Safeguarding Mental Health Social Media Guide Holiday College GCSE Tiktok Sexual Behaviour A Level Theory Computer Computer Science Cultural App Learning Support Evening GCE Bereal Retention

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