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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...

Fake Celebrity Chatbots - Harmful Content

Four months on: is Roblox any safer?

What Parents & Educators Need to Know about TikTok

Safeguarding: BeReal

Managing In-Game Spending

Safeguarding: X

Common Sense Media – Game Reviews

Safeguarding: Instagram

Keeping safe online :: a guide for parents & teachers

What is Character AI? What parents need to know

See also...

Child to parent abuse

Wellbeing

County lines

Early Help

Safeguarding

Bullying and child on child abuse

Out of hours information

Advice about improving your sleep

Domestic Violence

Harmful Sexual Behaviour

Explore...

Coping with exam pressure - a guide for students

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

NHS 111 mental health support

New...

Vacancies

HERCULES THE MUSICAL- Years 7 & 8. London

Film Academy Shorts

Hartismere Family :: Policy Documents

Parents Evening :: Year 12

E-Safety

WAR HORSE, Norwich Theatre Royal, Thursday 6th November 2025 Places available

Music Evenings 2025

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Safeguarding Mental Health Social Media Guide Year 12 Film Studies County Lines Computer Science Games Homework Year 11 Drugs Twitter Year 7 Sexual Behaviour Concerts Celebrity Videos Shop Findmykids

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