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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...

Four months on: is Roblox any safer?

Common Sense Media – Game Reviews

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

Parent and carers guide to live streaming

Managing In-Game Spending

Careers & Apprenticeship Information

Online Safety Help Videos

Fake Celebrity Chatbots - Harmful Content

How Ofcom is helping children to be safer online – a guide for parents

Health & Fitness Apps: A Guide for Parents

See also...

Child to parent abuse

Wellbeing

Advice about improving your sleep

Out of hours information

Bullying and child on child abuse

Safeguarding

Prevent - Radicalisation and Extremism

Early Help

Domestic Violence

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

Coping with exam pressure - a guide for students

Cyberbullying Advice

NHS 111 mental health support

New...

June 2026 Year 12 Mocks

Change of Head of Year 9

Hartismere Family :: Policy Documents

April 2026 Year 10 Mocks

Summer 2026 Examinations

Impact Evaluation of LAMDA Exams in Schools

Print Exhibition at Wingfield Barns

A levels: pre-reading and research materials

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Safeguarding Mental Health Social Media Guide AI exhibition Wellbeing Learning Support App Chat Bot YouTube Out Of Hours Exploitation Theatre Learning at Home Emergency A Levels Findmykids LAMDA Students Art Work

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