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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...

Parent and carers guide to live streaming

AI and nude images

Managing In-Game Spending

Online Safety Help Videos

Four months on: is Roblox any safer?

My Family's Digital Toolkit

What is Character AI? What parents need to know

Fake Celebrity Chatbots - Harmful Content

Top 15 most dangerous apps for children

Keeping safe online :: a guide for parents & teachers

See also...

Newsletters 2023-2024

Coping with exam pressure - a guide for students

Find My Kids App

Term dates

Parents Evening :: Year 9

Parents Evening :: Year 12

Absence Request Form

Parent's Evenings

Help & Support

Parents Evening :: Year 8

Explore...

Early Help

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

Out of hours information

Prevent - Radicalisation and Extremism

Wellbeing

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

Bullying and child on child abuse

Do you want to tell us anything?

NHS 111 mental health support

Safeguarding

New...

Examination Arrangements: Summer 2026

Open afternoons

E-Safety

April 2026 Year 10 Mocks

New Wolsey Youth Theatre applications are now open for September 2026

June 2026 Year 12 Mocks

Waveney Valley Transport

Summer 2026 Examinations

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Safeguarding Mental Health Social Media Guide Staff Handbook Waveney Valley Sport Teacher Visit PTA Harleston Bullying School Day Parentpay Online Safety March Help Me Examinations Games Parent

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