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.

In this section...
Four months on: is Roblox any safer?
Youtube - Supervised Experience
Careers & Apprenticeship Information
Fake Celebrity Chatbots - Harmful Content
The ABC online safety checklist
Health & Fitness Apps: A Guide for Parents
New online safety priorities for Ofcom and effects of social media on children
Explore...
TwitBook - Can you spot the problems with this profile page?
Bullying and child on child abuse
New...
Farrand on Film: GCSE Film Studies, Component 1: US Films
Get involved in the Hartismere: 'Focus Your Fitness February Challenge!
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Safeguarding Mental Health Social Media Guide Wellbeing Learning Support Games Letters Sports Clubs List Sms Safety Sport Key Stage 4 Uniform Tiktok County Lines Hartismail Homework Coronavirus
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