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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...

Top 15 most dangerous apps for children

Health & Fitness Apps: A Guide for Parents

My Family's Digital Toolkit

AI and nude images

Keeping safe online :: a guide for parents & teachers

Safeguarding: X

What Parents & Educators Need to Know about TikTok

Youtube - Supervised Experience

Managing In-Game Spending

Online Safety Help Videos

See also...

Harmful Sexual Behaviour

Do you want to tell us anything?

Advice about improving your sleep

County lines

Child to parent abuse

Find My Kids App

Domestic Violence

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

Out of hours information

Bullying and child on child abuse

Explore...

Cyberbullying Advice

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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Waveney Valley Transport

April 2026 Year 10 Mocks

Stranger Things, The First Shadow. The Phoenix Theatre, Friday 11th September.

Invigilators

Summer 2026 Examinations

Term dates

Design and Technology

June 2026 Year 12 Mocks

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Safeguarding Mental Health Social Media Guide Tiktok Mocks Calendar Examinations Drama Drugs GCSE Drama YouTube Sexual Behaviour Parent Harleston Waveney Valley Computer Theatre Metfield Term Dates

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